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Old 11-03-2012, 09:46 AM
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Viewed Saturn for the fist time last night ,Man what a BUZZ to think i could see 1.4 bill km is unbelivable.I waited for it to come up, was observing the Moon in the mean time once i thought Saturn was visible i pointed my little 4 inch Cel toward it .Slowly i turned the focus my jaw dropped and i just stood there in amazment.I had to run inside to wake up the wife to come and have a look she was also amazed she thinks i'm mad but she was amazed.
My wife thinks I am mad as well. Saturn is an amazing sight. For some reason, even the best images don't have the same impact as when viewed with your own eyes.

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