Capturing stunning images of Saturn, the mesmerizing ringed planet, is a technical feat that involves several key elements. To get up close and personal with Saturn, you’ll need a good telescope with a substantial aperture to gather enough light for clear images. Pair it with a dedicated astronomical camera or webcam modified for astrophotography, allowing for precise control of exposure settings.
Beautiful @Thiyagarajan. Looks like you’ve swapped the hemispheres there. It’s nice to still be able to the Cassini division. Think in about two years time we’ll have the plate crossing when we’ll lose the rings with the both the hemispheres fully visible with the rings as a blade through the middle. Might be interesting capturing that.
Thanks @Gnana ! I really couldn’t find any info on which side is what (hemisphere). And yes, I am also excited to see the rings crossing the equator! (at least from earth’s pov).
This is very easy to find @Thiyagarajan. Especially with the kind of equipment that we use (without auto tracking). Both of us are in the northern hemisphere and for us generally, the planets would traverse from East to West in the southern sky. When you face the southern sky, the actual movement will seem to be from left (East) to right (West). Now, your North is on top and South is at the bottom. You already know that telescopes unlike binos, produce an upside down, left to right inverted image. Therefore, through the eyepiece, it would look like these planets are moving from right to left so, you know the left side of your field of view would be where West is. Likewise, the top portion of the field of view is where south would be. This way, it would be easy to identify the hemispheres easily. However, if you are not looking through the eyepiece and are depending only on the image that you had taken, it would be a bit difficult to figure this out. So, I’d strongly urge you to give a rest to the camera from time to time and even though it might sound a bit boring, give the opportunity for the humble eyepiece
