[Logieberra (Logan)]

Thanks guys.

I have always loved Saturn

I vividly remember my first encounter with her:
· mid-1990's…
· using a 60mm refractor (TASCO I think) borrowed from my high school’s science program…
· rickety equatorial mount…
· not even close to polar alignment (what did that mean?)…
· a crisp / cold early morning in Canberra...
· she just sat there like a jewel in the sky, beautiful.

I’m so glad to have found this forum, the wealth of information out there, and people's willingness to help ‘new starters'!

I never would have dreamed of obtaining this sort of detail on a planet (still a ways to go our course).

And a big thanks to Chinese manufacturing! In the mid-1990's both Meade and Celestron were out of my league! I drooled over their annual reports / product catalogues. Thanks for keeping the market honest Mr Skywatcher & Co

Logie