[coldlegs (Stephen)]

For some reason I always seemed to miss out on getting a picture of Saturn. Bad weather, too many clouds (last year was horrendous), too tired, doctor who was on TV etc, but finally got outside on a clear night and had a go at it. My little 6” F5 newt looked ridiculous with a X5 powermate and a 2” extender with a black and white toucam dangling out the back but it worked reasonably well. I still can't figure out how people with F4-4.7 newts get to F32 magnification!! Heck the best I can do is about F30 and that assumes the powermate with a 2” extender give around 6X. Would all you newt owners let me know how you do it?
Anyway it ain’t the greatest picture but it does let me know there's a planet up there with a pretty ring around it! Now if I can get a 10” newt and some colour, things could get interesting.
Regards
Stephen