Why have people lost interest in Saturn? :(

[swannies1983 (Dan)]

I'm seeing a lot more threads with pics of Jupiter in here. What's the go?? Saturn's opposition wasn't that long ago...we can't be bored with her already

Is it Saturn's relatively low altitude? Is it the fact that the rings are closing up? Are we all having bad seeing conditions for Saturn? Or do people prefer to wake up early in the morning to image Jupiter?

While the Jupiter images are great, I was kinda expecting a few more Saturn picture threads

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

If you can get rid of the cloud for me Swannies I'll look and image as much as you like.

But I think you are partly right about the low angle. Getting a good image does become a bit problematic at such a low altitude, especially for you southern brothers and sisters.

I'm sure Bris Veganites and our far northern Kin would be more than happy to oblige you if it weren't for our fickle cloud cover.

[swannies1983 (Dan)]

Yeah, I have had only one good imaging session for Saturn so far. Saturn pretty much travels through the city lights and haze for me

[h0ughy (David)]

satwho? as paul said!

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

[sheeny (Al)]

All the above makes sense, but for me... it's just cloud... cloud and more cloud... It's ages since I've been able to do much at all - even to drag the PST or binos out!

Al.

[davidpretorius]

low altitude,
pain in the ass to image
too dim
jupiter is the most dynamic in terms of things changing.
I reckon Mars and Joop are the pick for planetary stuff

[iceman (Mike)]

DP knows the score!

[asimov (John)]

Crap seeing.

[Dennis]

Clouds, eternal, unyielding, photon eating clouds; clouds that produce little rain, but are the source of much frustration. Clouds, clouds, clouds…

Cheers

Dennis

[RB (Andrew)]

Why Dennis, what's wrong with clowns?

[iceman (Mike)]

I don't bother with Saturn anymore but I did post one taken from Kulnura last weekend. It'll probably by my last for this apparition.

[matt]

Pretty much what the other guys have said.

Not high enough for most of us in the south. Will be better in coming years though.

Jupiter is more than twice as large and bright, and as Davo says it has such changing features. It's a very exciting target.

That's not to say Saturn isn't a beautiful object in its own right. Coz that goes without saying.

But from an imagers perspective you're more excited by dynamic systems which are forever changing, and offer plenty of tiny details to be captured

[ving (David)]

i think the boy are just putting it on the too hard list

chickens!!!

[matt]

Originally Posted by ving

i think the boy are just putting it on the too hard list

chickens!!!

Sprung!!!

[Striker (Tony)]

I was going to say because it's a planet but thats just not fair and is uncalled for so I wont say it.