I had a first-off experience tonight in nearly 50 years of observing. While viewing Saturn at about 125X power a meteor flew through the field of view and right across Saturn itself. I nearly fell off my observing chair!!!
I've seen them many times while observing deep sky objects but never while observing a planet and certainly not one that crossed in front of a planet!
It just goes to show that there are always new experiences to be had when we keep our eyes glued to the sky.
Well it was certainly something I'll never forget. I suspect it might have been faint as a naked eye meteor and quite high but through the telescope it was indeed astounding!
I once had a satellite move through my FOV. I thought it was a Meteor as it shot across the view, but didn't take into consideration the magnification. It was revealed as a satellite when I had a naked eye look.
Terrific picture - Is that a photo or a video camera picture?
It seemed very bright in the eyepiece that's for sure. We'll I've just packed up my telescope even though the sky has now fully cleared itself of cloud. It certainly didn't look so promising a little while ago. Off to bed for me.
Goodnight all
I just saw your response before I hit the hay. Yes indeed that was my thought also especially since I have just started out at this webcam thing. I wasn't trying to do any imaging tonight as I have had so many problems with the computer I use freezing up. Most certainly such a lucky picture would have made its way to S&T or AS&T had I obtained it. Now I feel depressed but the memory wil always be there.
Here are a couple of fluke shots I have had in the past couple of years.
Plane crossing the moon, & satellite crossing Cent.A Galaxy.
They certianly are cool when you see them at the EP.
Nice Gordon......would have been great to see.......I just hope I dont have to wait 50 years before I see something spectactular.....otherwise I would nealy be as old as some off you gents......just stirring....lol
In my late night tired haste I must have pressed the 5 key instead of the 4 with the intention of 40 years not 50. If it were so I would probably only cart the telescope down from the house once a month rather than once a week or fortnight!
The beauty of observational astronomy is that we all get a chance of witnessing something specatuclar no matter how long we've been involved. The more we look, the greater the possibilities.
Ken, it looks like the possibility of rain here in Sydney also.
Hey Paul,
Yep 300D. That was just one of the Raw frames. See the final processed image at http://www.star-mate.com/DSO/CentA_pro1.jpg
which is the result of 10x3min images stacked.
Cheers
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