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I have been interested since that first time I saw Saturn though my dime store scope when I was a boy. I always had a cheap scope, as I got older
I got a Meade 80mm x 900mm refactor. I learned a little tracking the planets and learning a few constelations. Then I got the 80mm short tube and learned a little more. Got to take out my 8" CPC tonite and take a GoTo tour. It was a clear, cold nite (32 F). I looked at Saturn at low to higher power. Thougt I'd see more detail then I did, but it was also a full moon and I live in the suberbs about 15-20 miles from the lites of Baltimore City,Maryland on the central east coast in the US. Took me twice to get the GoTo aliened right. Once aliened it tracked well at 203x even after a tour of the sky it came right back to Saturn center on the eye piece at high powers. Maybe I was exspecting to much with this new scope. I also thought the planet would look alot bigger then my other scopes. Maybe darker skies and better seeing is the answer.....I try again tomorrow...Clear Skies
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