Saturn with C ring and Encke division.

aldo_k

Newtonian tubes haven't got the best design for planetary imaging, and who can expect much with only 8 inches? however you'll find here the faint C ring and the faint Encke division. Details: 1000 frames of 0.128 sec. with newton 8 inches F6 SW, 3x barlow, Neq6 mount and ZWO Asi120mc camera in prime focus from urban sky. Acquisition: Sharpcap. Stacking: AutoStakkert plus wavelets

ndb

Nice image, but this is NOT the Encke gap. That's an artifact due to overprocessing.

You can see the Encke gap here (image by Damian Peach):

http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/saturndp.jpg

or on images from HST and Cassini-Huygens. It's actually very close to the outer boundary of the A ring.

Newtonian telescopes are convenient for planetary observing and photo since they have a small obstruction, no chromatic aberration.

You prove it by your very nice image, fine details and well-balanced colors (despite the artifact).

Nicolas.

aldo_k

Thank you very much Nicolas, for the comment and for the correction, clear skies,

Aldo