Imaging telescopes or lenses: Skywatcher collapsible Dobson 12" GoTo
Imaging cameras: ZW Optical ASI120MC
Software: Fitswork4 · Adobe Photoshop CS6 · AviStack2
Astrometry.net job: 1360529
Resolution: 1183x824
Locations: Home Observatory, Syke, Niedersachsen, Germany
Neptun and Triton using 12" Dobson and video camera.
Initially I was sceptical if a video cam is senstive enough to catch Triton.
It turns out that the result is much better than using my Atik Cam at a single 10 sec shot.
Reason is, the ZWO ASI has smaller pixels and because of the resulting less sensitivtiy,
Neptun apears smaller and hence Triton shows more separated, despite of it's relative close elliptical orbit.
Triton: 3 Neptun diameter southwest.
There might be one of the smaller moons at southeast directly attached to Neptun.
Not sure if this is possible or if it is an artefact. (look inverse monochrome)
20 handselected video frames added
best seen in full resolution
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