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I also use a 650mm focal length telescope, and Saturn is clearly 'Saturn shaped' even with a 30mm eyepiece, the rings becoming visible using a 15mm.
On the evening of the 19th, The Moon will be close to Saturn, with Saturn being below and to the left of the moon.
I used the Go To to find the planets when I was starting out, but learned the sky by looking for fainter objects, which because of the Go To's innacuracy weren't in the centre of the field. I am using the Astronomy 2015 Australia Quasar Publishing yearbook for the planets and the Bright Star Atlas 2000.0 for fainter objects.
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