Members' observations, Things we see through our humble 'scopes... |
Members' observations, Things we see through our humble 'scopes... |
Mar 4 2009, 11:46 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Gorgeous clear night in Kendal tonight, the Moon looked spectacular in my 4.5" scope. Took some pix, didn't turn out too bad...
Saturn looked really nice too, with at least 3 of the "other" moons visible. -------------------- |
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Dec 23 2009, 02:00 PM
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IMG to PNG GOD Group: Moderator Posts: 2254 Joined: 19-February 04 From: Near fire and ice Member No.: 38 |
I managed to see Neptune yesterday for the first time, thanks to neighboring Jupiter. I'm not sure I would have been able to find it had it not been so close to something bright (Jupiter) since Neptune is only about 11 degrees above the horizon from where I live. It's gradually getting higher in the sky though so I know of some people who saw it for the first time this year or in the past 1-2 years.
Since Neptune was low in the sky and my scope isn't very big (15 cm) I didn't see any color. I also don't think I saw Neptune as a disk but this was difficult to tell due to Neptune's low altitude above the horizon. |
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