first Saturn sketch

[troypiggo (Troy)]

I've been so caught up with imaging that I haven't actually used my (cheap and nasty) eyepieces much. I was out west for work recently and with the Moon close to full, thought I'd have a bit of a look with my eyes instead of camera sensor. ED100 scope with 4.5mm eyepiece - I was surprised to see Saturn's rings and what I strongly suspected were several moons so clearly (I'm a noobie). So thought I'd record the date and time, do a bit of a sketch of what I thought I saw, and when I get back home check to see if what I sketched was accurate enough to id the moons. I think it was

http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2009/2..._11/saturn.jpg

[Robh (Rob)]

Troy
"...when I get back home check to see if what I sketched was accurate enough to id the moons. I think it was."

Well done!
There is an interesting site on Saturn I found while roaming at
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mjpowel...turn-Orbit.htm
It allows you to determine the positions of the moons at any particular time.
The date and time you gave confirms your findings (allowing for the tilt in your diagram).
Apparently you can download the program as a standalone executable file.
I have a Mac so I can't test it.