First LRGB with Lumenera - Saturn

Heres my first go with LRGB imaging with my new Lumenera SkyYnx 2.0 and shiny new astronomik lrgb filters. This LRGB business is a lot more complicated than it might first appear!!! Still a way to go but I'm reasonably happy with this as a first effort.

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18th February, 2007. New Haven Observatory Balbriggan. C14 @ F/33. Astronomik LRGB filters with Lumenera SkyNyx 2.0 camera LRGB = 180:40:40:40

Beautiful image Carl. The colours are nice and realistic. We spent a lot of time looking at it last night (Saturday) and it was the clearest we had seen it all year with several seconds of incredible clarity quite regularly. Your image brings back that pleasure.
One question, as you were imaging the individual colours, which channel was clearest? I tried some visual filters last night and at x300 found the yellow and the blue much sharper than the red?

Nice work Carl, though a bit blurry for a C14 scope. Does have a nice 3D effect to it! What did you use to stack the images?

hi mjs,
i would have to say the red filter was the best, worst being the blue. That seems to be the case for imaging. I wonder if its different for visual. Must try that sometime

seanie,
the seeing last night was crap. Unfortunately the best scope in th world wont make up for bad seeing

Wow, surprised to hear (or see, whichever) that Carl. There was some fantastic clear skies down here in the small hour. I could not get over how Canis Major, in all its glory despite being quite low, was t be seen. Perhaps we just had it better down here...

There was some fantastic clear skies down here in the small hour. I could not get over how Canis Major, in all its glory despite being quite low, was t be seen. Perhaps we just had it better down here...

Seanie, Don't forget there is a major difference between 'seeing' and 'transparency'. What you are referring to is transparency which is the lack of moisture in the air. That results in nice black skies. However seeing refers to the steadiness of the atmosphere and that is what planetary imagers are looking for. Although it was very transparent last night, the seeing was rubbish.

Lovely image Carl. Can't wait to see what you get with better seeing.