Saturn 1st march 08

[ving]

taken last night (as per date in title LOL), seeing was ok i guess but the transparency around good old saturn was pretty bad (as was my collimation)

any how these are both from the same run but with different processing.

[peter_4059]

Good result - bands showing on the disc and the Cassini division also showing.

I have found it difficult to get the Cassini division this year but the disc detail appears to be easier for some strange reason?

[Matty P]

Nice image Ving. There is a lot of detail showing. Well done.

[h0ughy]

Weell done David - you know one day I might have a go using the new 16" lightbridge - might have to read up on Mikes original plaetary shooting via a dob.

[jjjnettie]

Nice one David.

[davidpretorius]

woo hoo, you go girlfriend!

nice work fellow dave

[ving]

your speeling is getting as bad as mine david! :P

thanks for the comments peeps.

[Craig.a.c]

Saturn allways amazes me when I see it. It was the first thing I ever saw through a telescope, it is a beautiful planet to observe IMO.

[Doc]

Saturn always amazes me, especially now with the ring plane turning egde on - see more of the planetary disk that way.

But tell me? What's a guy supposed to do - I teach astronomy at a local junior college, go outside for "lab", lock my Questar on Saturn at maybe 250X, and this student says to me - thats not real is it? Somehow you've got a picture out of a journal inside the scope? right?

Anyone elso ever run into comments like that? ??????????????

Doc :doh: