Best seeing ever for Saturn last night

[overlord (Charles)]

It was really 'superb' which I consider to be better than excellent. The view thru the well-collimated f/5 8" reminded me very much of what i saw thru a 12" or 14" SCT. I watched it for like 5 hours. Anyone else do that? Now this morning i see why, nice high cirrus clouds= frozen atmosphere. also the full moon increased the atmospheric pressure and made it clear. yay!

[Jeeps (Sam)]

Bring on the colder, clearer skies!

[DavidU (Dave)]

I was out at 8.30-9.30 and it was improving.The detail was starting to come trough. At 200x it started to look like it would take more.Although the Moon was blinding.I would say it would have been spectacular from midnight with out the moon.

[Suzy]

Did you get busy with those sketches Chucky?
Glad you had a good night. It is pouring rain here in Brissy at the moment (what else is new ).

[overlord (Charles)]

Originally Posted by DavidU

I was out at 8.30-9.30 and it was improving.The detail was starting to come trough. At 200x it started to look like it would take more.Although the Moon was blinding.I would say it would have been spectacular from midnight with out the moon.

Yep. It was excellent after midnight.

I saw it again yesterday but seeing wasn't soo good. I would classify it as merely 'very good' after midnight and average-good before. Saturn couldn't take 158x till after about 11 in the 8"

[overlord (Charles)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Did you get busy with those sketches Chucky?
Glad you had a good night. It is pouring rain here in Brissy at the moment (what else is new ).

mmmmmmmmmyessssss, my Brisbane honeydove!

From last night. I watched this thing for about 2 hours hehehehehe.



http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...1&d=1305782477

[Suzy]

Good work there Chucky.

@ the little man (drowning I think).

[Waxing_Gibbous (Peter)]

Hmmmpffff.
Go on. Rub it in.
I haven't seen squat in over a month.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Hey Chucky ... I can see you've got a sense of humor after reading your signature.

Scopes:


Tasco High Performance 50mm precision high power 600x scope with quality Huygens eyepieces.

Eyepieces:

All the latest...

Huygens, Herschellian, Kellner, just to name a few.

Made me laugh ....

Flash