CarlJoseph
07-03-2011, 09:41 AM
Hi folks,
Took a peek at Saturn last night at around 10.30pm from my backyard. The view was surprisingly good. :thumbsup: The night before at the Briars it was terrible so I was happy to get a decent view through my new scope (Stellarvue 105 APO Triplet).
I was viewing through my Stellarvue 105 APO Triplet with a 6mm TMB Planetary Type II eyepiece (sold by Sylvain on the forums here (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=66161)). I also added a 2x Barlow at some points during the viewing too.
The image was incredibly sharp and steady even though Saturn was still quite low in the East and I had a fair bit of light polution in that direction.
The rings ran SW - NE in my eyepiece (not sure of the true direction). I could clearly see two moons - one on the left and one below. I think there was a third somewhere between them which popped into view as well.
Could anyone help me figure out these two things:
1. Which direction is UP?
2. What were the moons I saw?
Thanks,
Af.
Took a peek at Saturn last night at around 10.30pm from my backyard. The view was surprisingly good. :thumbsup: The night before at the Briars it was terrible so I was happy to get a decent view through my new scope (Stellarvue 105 APO Triplet).
I was viewing through my Stellarvue 105 APO Triplet with a 6mm TMB Planetary Type II eyepiece (sold by Sylvain on the forums here (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=66161)). I also added a 2x Barlow at some points during the viewing too.
The image was incredibly sharp and steady even though Saturn was still quite low in the East and I had a fair bit of light polution in that direction.
The rings ran SW - NE in my eyepiece (not sure of the true direction). I could clearly see two moons - one on the left and one below. I think there was a third somewhere between them which popped into view as well.
Could anyone help me figure out these two things:
1. Which direction is UP?
2. What were the moons I saw?
Thanks,
Af.