Thread: Saturn's Moons
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Old 18-10-2017, 09:05 AM
Tropo-Bob (Bob)
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Its been a learning adventure watching Saturn's Moons this year.

I used to be able to identify Titan, see other Moons, but not know which moon was which. Now I can find Rhea with an 80mm refractor, although a 100mm is much more comfortable.

With the 100mm, I can just see Tethys and Dione, but really cannot tell them apart without consulting where each is predicted to be.

I did find Iapetus at maximum brightness and marvelled on its extremely wide orbit.

After waiting years for the rings to be wide open, now I am waiting for them to close, because from previous experience, I found the Saturn's Moons to then be more easily seen. What do they say about grass been greener?
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