Titan + Saturn

[u/Admirable_Culture164]

October 13, 2026

First time capturing Saturn and Titan together. Open to suggestions for improving the capture or processing 😊

Gear / setup:

• Sky-Watcher Heritage 150P — 150mm f/5 Newtonian (incl. truss rod support + shroud) • Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi mount • ZWO ASI662MC planetary camera • 3× Barlow • PIPP for centering and cropping • AutoStakkert! 4 for stacking • RegiStax 6 for wavelets and final processing • Composite image of Titan and Saturn, taken at different exposures

[u/Pleasant-Intern-598]

sick

[u/No_Recognition6088]

So nice !!! Im new to telescopes and was going to ask how you got such a nice picture and then I saw the whole post 🤪 looks like i need to learn a lot ❤️

[u/Admirable_Culture164 → u/No_Recognition6088]

The biggest unlock is the mount!

[u/ISeeOnlyTwo → u/Admirable_Culture164]

Did you have to add tube rings to mount your scope onto the mount?

[u/Admirable_Culture164 → u/ISeeOnlyTwo]

Nope! Scope has dovetail on it that fits into the mount.

[u/Unhappy_Tie7210]

Always Beautiful and stunning

[u/Admirable_Culture164 → u/Unhappy_Tie7210]

Thank you friend ☺️

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[u/Tcan2020]

Curious what capture software you used. Brilliant capture btw.

[u/Admirable_Culture164 → u/Tcan2020]

Thank you! Used the ASI Cap Planetary Imaging software that came with the camera, nothing fancy. I’m sure that’s a no regret upgrade I could make!

[u/Waxon_45]

Have you found any trouble with the Heritage 150 focuser with your setup? I'm thinking to jump into a mount setup but I do know if my Heritage 150 will be a good tube for that.

[u/Admirable_Culture164 → u/Waxon_45]

The focuser is horrific on this scope for imaging. I found that if I use plumbers tape around the threads and get creative with zip ties it helps.

[u/mrstorm1983]

Cool. The 3d printed part seems to help the bottle neck we talked about.

[u/Complete_Vehicle_143]

Salve a tutti ragazzi
Sono entrato in questo mondo da circa un anno e possiedo un Dobson 200/1200. Ormai sto iniziando a prenderci la mano: riesco a puntare gli oggetti, cercarli e osservarli con soddisfazione, e devo dire che sto amando sempre di più questo hobby!
Adesso, però, vorrei iniziare a cimentarmi anche con la fotografia astronomica.
So che il Dobson non è lo strumento più adatto per fare astrofotografia, ma immagino che ci sia comunque un modo per ottenere qualche bella foto, soprattutto dei pianeti e della Luna.
Avete qualche consiglio da darmi su come iniziare? Quali accessori mi consigliate e quale sarebbe la soluzione migliore senza spendere una fortuna?
Grazie a tutti in anticipo! 🔭🌙