Ron, did you find out for sure that it wasn't the storm on Saturn? Has anyone else "visually" seen this yet?
I saw my first view of Saturn for this season (naked eye) for what must have been without exagerration, 1 second - I ran inside to put my glasses on to see it better (which couldn't have been more than 30sec) and then it was gone,
completely blanketed over by cloud.
Ron, it's fantastic to get an obs report from you with a downsized scope, makes it an extra interesting read. Regarding NGC 4945, I'd be curious to know how much extra detail you get in your 16", or is it still quite feint despite
Thank you for the enjoyable post.
I'm still laughing at your "averted imagination" line.
You put wonderful humour in your posts.