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Old 18-03-2009, 10:36 AM
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first view of Saturn

Very, very exciting the first view, ain't it!

My first was at 13. Had been following Mars' crawl across the sky for a few weeks against a nearby brightish star, with my new 2" refractor.

One night after gawking at Mars, I thought I'd look at this "star", only expecting to see a pinpoint of light.

Boy, did I get a shock!! What a brilliant accidental find!

Then there'll be your first transit of a Jovian moon, Titan, ...

Happy hunting.

Alex
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