Astrophotography – 13 August 2019

Some practice astrophotography. During the evening it was easy to spot Jupiter and the almost full Moon. Between them was Saturn. Three objects to photograph. First Jupiter. Here is a typical shot –

You can easily see some bands on the plant and 4 Moons (from the top – Ganymede, Europa, Io and Callisto). It looks very similar to what my Stellarium, planetarium software shows –

Next the Moon –

And Saturn –

Technical details –

Camera, Sony A9, 200-600 G + 1.4xTC, 840 mm, Jupiter  1/200 sec, f9, 3200 ISO, tripod, Saturn – 1/100 sec, f9, 3200 ISO, tripod, Moon – 1/200 sec, f9, 200 ISO, tripod. Remote control.

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