Ad Astra Observatory

I haven’t done any solar system photography in several years. In particular, Saturn has been a no-go for several years straight. This is a combination of my focus being on DSO photography, Saturn’s rings being in sort of “bummer” mode, and Saturn being not as well-placed in the sky.

But, since I had the rig all set up anyway, I decided to go for it.

Saturn was really not working at f/60. Just not enough light to go. Maybe it’s because it’s low, maybe I just need to shoot at f/40 instead. In any case, this is f/20, 4700mm focal length.

Not a great shot, but Saturn’s back on the website, so there you go.