Saturn
Tonight we went out for a drink with Stu and Lorraine which was great fun and we came back to our place afterwards with a takeaway.
I spotted that the moon was out for the first time since the cloud hit so I couldn't resist getting out the telescope. I was particularly interested because my Stellarium software suggested that Saturn might be in a good location for viewing...
First I lined up on the moon for Stu since seeing the moon through a telescope for the first time is quite amazing. I think the moon was full the night before so there weren't many shadows cast over the craters but it was a good sight anyway.
Next we swung round and went for Saturn. With the 25mm lens it was little more than a small blob but once I cracked open the 10mm lens I was elated to clearly make out the rings around the planet :-)
I took a few pics although like always they weren't the best. Nevertheless I'll post the best one here for your viewing pleasure...
Trust me when I say that even at maximum size, this picture does not do what we saw justice. We could clearly make out a very sharp image of Saturn.
I was also really happy to see a tiny little dot of light moving along with Saturn which given it's position could only have been Titan - the largest moon of Saturn.
We also had a look at Mars although it's sad to see it moving further away and becoming even less visible than when I saw it earlier in the week. I guess I'll just have to wait for its two yearly close point to Earth.
I'm seriously considering buying another lens to get in even closer and really maximise the potential of my telescope. Hopefully then I can get some better sights and come back with some better pics :-)
ttfn
I spotted that the moon was out for the first time since the cloud hit so I couldn't resist getting out the telescope. I was particularly interested because my Stellarium software suggested that Saturn might be in a good location for viewing...
First I lined up on the moon for Stu since seeing the moon through a telescope for the first time is quite amazing. I think the moon was full the night before so there weren't many shadows cast over the craters but it was a good sight anyway.
Next we swung round and went for Saturn. With the 25mm lens it was little more than a small blob but once I cracked open the 10mm lens I was elated to clearly make out the rings around the planet :-)
I took a few pics although like always they weren't the best. Nevertheless I'll post the best one here for your viewing pleasure...
Trust me when I say that even at maximum size, this picture does not do what we saw justice. We could clearly make out a very sharp image of Saturn.
I was also really happy to see a tiny little dot of light moving along with Saturn which given it's position could only have been Titan - the largest moon of Saturn.
We also had a look at Mars although it's sad to see it moving further away and becoming even less visible than when I saw it earlier in the week. I guess I'll just have to wait for its two yearly close point to Earth.
I'm seriously considering buying another lens to get in even closer and really maximise the potential of my telescope. Hopefully then I can get some better sights and come back with some better pics :-)
ttfn
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