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Saturn from 7/17/2019. If you look closely, you can see a hint of the large blue hexagon-shaped storm at the north pole. Telescope: Obsession 20" f/5, Eyepiece: 9mm w/2.5x barlow, Camera: LG V20 phone.
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Tom, that's awesome!! I can't get over you took that with your phone :lol: Well done!

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Yep, you got the hexagon, awesome!
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As a side note, I just showed your pic to my wife and daughter... They were amazed, and wondered why I can't do that :lol: Well, dears, maybe Daddy needs a 20" Obsession, hint, hint... :D
Yeah, I know. Wish me luck...

Thanks again for the great pic Tom, and have a great day!
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Thefatkitty wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:54 pm As a side note, I just showed your pic to my wife and daughter... They were amazed, and wondered why I can't do that :lol: Well, dears, maybe Daddy needs a 20" Obsession, hint, hint... :D
Yeah, I know. Wish me luck...

Thanks again for the great pic Tom, and have a great day!
Hahahaha! Good luck, my friend!
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Hi Tom,

If these are single images you are capturing then I'm just flabbergasted. Nicely done.

My goal this year is to capture the north pole hexagon. Of course that means I need a clear night when I can actually capture images.

Cheers,
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JayTee wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:32 pm Hi Tom,

If these are single images you are capturing then I'm just flabbergasted. Nicely done.

My goal this year is to capture the north pole hexagon. Of course that means I need a clear night when I can actually capture images.

Cheers,
JT
Thanks JT!

No, these are stacked images from video.
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Yep Id be really pleased to get a pic like that one. Congratulations . Phill
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A super-nice Saturn, Tom!
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avid.astronomer wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:59 pm
JayTee wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:32 pm Hi Tom,

If these are single images you are capturing then I'm just flabbergasted. Nicely done.

My goal this year is to capture the north pole hexagon. Of course that means I need a clear night when I can actually capture images.

Cheers,
JT
Thanks JT!

No, these are stacked images from video.
How are you getting these on your phone? Do you have an adapter mount or something similar?
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KingNothing13 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:20 pm How are you getting these on your phone? Do you have an adapter mount or something similar?
Yes, I'm using an adapter. I reviewed it here: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=319&p=3038&hilit=c ... exyz#p2657
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Thank you Tom for this wonderful share.
You have a beautiful capture for us to enjoy with you.
Bravo !
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I have also had some fine results from a cell phone camera.
My image scale is not sufficient for Saturn or Jupitet, but I have had a few good results with my 8 inch SCT on the moon. The 20 inches of aperture you have to work with must be quite a pleasure, Tom.
Thank you again for this image work.
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Wonderful image Tom :)
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avid.astronomer wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:59 pm
JayTee wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:32 pm Hi Tom,

If these are single images you are capturing then I'm just flabbergasted. Nicely done.

My goal this year is to capture the north pole hexagon. Of course that means I need a clear night when I can actually capture images.

Cheers,
JT
Thanks JT!

No, these are stacked images from video.
I’m flabbergasted regardless how they were taken!

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