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Old 13-06-2010, 09:44 AM
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Hi Ben .... yep, what the others have said.
I agree, Saturn is small through the EP at the moment, but this changes all the time. At the moment Saturn is heading away from Earth after opposition (closest to Earth) in March. As also said, the rings are pretty edge on at the moment at about 1.7' but will slowly increase. These 2 factors make for a smaller visual impact.
BUT .... this is still great through a scope - to see the planet and rings, even edge on is wonderful, and there should be a few Moons floating around too. www.stellarium.org to show the moons. Titan is easily visible.
Put in your 10mm and then the 6mm - take you time, make sure you are comfy (sitting on a stoll etc) take your time and soak it all in. Not just a 10 sec look.
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