Choose Your Favourite Planet

[Maverick]

Saturn for me.

[torr (James)]

First planet I ever saw through a scope was Saturn 'wow '.
But I had too vote for Jupiter even though i havent seen it in my new scope, I spent a while peering at it as a kid with the families $200 special k-mart tasco refractor damn did that have one doddey mount.
Hmm that was bac when Halley's comet was around , I remember now 3.00am in the morning trying to convince family members too come have a look.

Clear skies

Torr

[Ian Robinson]

I wanted to vote for Terra , but it's not there , so I settled for Jupiter.

[prokyon (Werner Probst)]

Jupiter, there are so many details and I love the 4 bright moons.

Cheers

werner

[PeteMo (Pete)]

Went for Jupiter, but it was a photo finish with Saturn. Both are fantastic. Saturn's rings rock, but Jupiter bigger with more cloud band details visible. Also loved seeing the Great Red Spot for the first time recently, plus Ganymede's shadow. Also on that same night/morning the 3 moons on one side of Jupiter were arranged in a chevron formation, instead of the usual line.

Mars was the biggest disappointment through an eyepiece, just an orange ball, with very, very faint darker patches, no canals, canyons or polar ice caps.

[GrahamL]

pluto because its kinda small dosn't move around much ..
and everyone was picking on it a while back

[cahullian]

I voted the big J as it is by far the best planet in our SS : )

Gazz

[astroAJ]

I voted Saturn, the rings give it a 3D appearance.

[proudy]

I voted Jupiter because when the seeing is steady the detail jumps out at you, plus the Jovian system is so dynamic - something always happening. Ah, majestic Saturn! It doesn't look real does it? My kids reckon it looks like a cartoon character.

Mars is very disappointing for me, but Uranus I enjoy having a peak at too!
I understand its 'correct" pronuciation is Yur- ranus (as in uranium)

Plus venus and mercury when they transit!!

N

[Robert_T]

Normally it's jupiter, but there's something special for me in Mars with it's opposition every couple of years...

[garyp]

I voted Jupiter and Saturn is a close second.

[Ian Robinson]

Hey , what about Earth , last time I looked , it was as planet too.

[Paddy (Patrick)]

Originally Posted by Ian Robinson

Hey , what about Earth , last time I looked , it was as planet too.

Good point, Ian! I voted for Jupiter as there is so much detail to see - but the detail I can see on the Earth is amazing. Even with no telescope! I'm convinced there's life on it, but very little sign of intelligence.

[Stuart78 (Stuart)]

I will say Earth is best planet in SS i would love to look at it from say mars through a scope it would look like a beautifull saphire, my favourite planet to look at would be our protector Jupiter, and saturn would be a close
second, i love the detail to be seen on jupiter it is a nice big target..








Regards,
Stu>>>>>

[TJD (Trevor)]

the most votes go to the planets that show the most detail with scopes or binoculars kepp observing happly

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Saturn mainly as it was one of the first objects I saw through my first scope.
Followed closely by Jupiter as I just love viewing this gas giant on a clear night

[TJD (Trevor)]

HOW DO YOU PLUTO IF I SAW IT A ITS NO LONGER A PLANET

[cookie8 (Vincent)]

For 2009 definitely SATURN!!!

[Enchilada]

I just voted for Mercury.
It is probably not the best, but it just looked so lonely on zero.

[astroron (Ron)]

I voted for Jupiter for it's dynamism,always changing
Who of us who witnessed Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 can ever forget seeing something happening live on another planet in the Solar System other than our own
For shear beauty nothing except Earth beats SaturnBut for me Jupiter is king