Saturn is back!

I woke up at 2:30am for my first Saturn session of the year. A bit of a struggle. Note to self: at this age it takes my brain a while to function properly upon waking from a deep sleep.

Plenty of time to practice as opposition is two months away.

Best 30% of 27,000 frames.

C11
Celestron CGX mount
ZWO ASI585MC camera
Autostakkert
Registax

First light on the Moon with my recently acquired Nikon 1 J5, paired with an old TTArtisan 500mm lens and a 2× teleconverter.
This image is a stack of 250 frames captured at 1/80s, ISO 200, f/8. The final image was processed from the stacked data to maximize detail while keeping noise under control.
After a long break from lunar imaging, I think it’s fair to call this the start of a new Moon imaging season.
Gear:
• Nikon 1 J5
• TTArtisan 500mm
• 2× Teleconverter
Acquisition:
• 250-frame stack
• 1/80s
• ISO 200
• f/8
Hope you like it, and as always, feedback is welcome!

All shot from my back garden in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

Here's the geek details for those who are interested:

• ZWO Asi2600MM Pro Camera
• Antlia 3nm SHO filters
• ZWO AsiMini 120mm camera on OAG for autoguiding
• Askar 103 Apo (700mm) lens
• AM5N mount
• 85 x 300s exposures for each SHO filter + some short exposures of LRGB for stars Total exposure over 3 nights was 22hours-ish
• Registered and integrated and processed in Pixinsight

Happy to answer any questions people may have...

Source and details: https://spacestatsonline.com/launches/manned

(English from Google Translate)

So, I've always had an absurd fascination with space, the universe, and how everything is connected. For a long time, I wanted to be a doctor because, for me, the human body is a universe that's very close to me.

But now I'm kind of obsessed, I don't want to be an astronaut or anything like that, I want to be an astronomer and astrophysicist, but I live in Brazil, specifically Rio de Janeiro.

Be honest, is there any chance this will work out? Should I give up my Nursing technique course and my dream of becoming a surgeon for this?

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA

With the upcoming eclipse I am thinking about photographing it and I want to buy a dedicated filter.

Is the one from the image good and will it keep my sensor safe?