Saturn
Saturn, the sixth planet from out from our sun, at
approximate distance of 1,426.98 million miles . Saturn shines at an average
magnitude of 0 and first observed by Galileo who thought it to be three orbs,
he had no context to imagine rings around a planet. The first time one views
Saturn through a fair size telescope the beauty and awe of the ringed planet
will forever be etched in memory. I will never forget the time I observed
Saturn at the Oregon Star Party through a large refractor. The early morning
hours produced some very steady seeing and an Astro-Physics 7" APO at very high
power produced a razor shape image that was so sharp and crisp with detail,
nothing has ever come close since then. So if you get a chance to see Saturn on
a really steady night through a large quality instrument don't pass it up,
you'll remember it always. |
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