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gel
26-02-2006, 01:36 PM
ive seen the moon with my new(2nd hand) dob and i was impressed,ive seen Mars and wasnt so impressed, but this morning at 1-2am i got hold of Saturn and for the first time in my life i was totally awestruck,i nailed it and im truly am a happy camper(2x barlow and 9mm plossl)wheres jupiter-your next!:)

asimov
26-02-2006, 01:59 PM
Cool! Good onya Gel.:thumbsup:

Thiink
26-02-2006, 04:16 PM
Well done! :D

Jupiter should have been up as well. Look to the East and you cant miss it. :)

mick pinner
26-02-2006, 05:42 PM
well done Gel, l first saw Saturn through a 4.5" Tasco newt when l was 14 and have never forgotten it, an amazing sight the first time isn't it.

davidpretorius
26-02-2006, 10:09 PM
saturn is great, but i believe that jupiter at 5am will blow you away with that same combo purely for surface detail!

well done, it is like your first you know what, once you have done it once, you want to keep doing it over and over again!