Current Info for Observer
as of 04/24/2024 7:13 a.m.
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General Info
as of 04/24/2024 7:13 a.m.
| Type | Planet |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Magnitude | 1.18 |
| Orbits | Sun |
| Right ascension | 23:11:15.79 (Hours) |
| Declination | -7:06:03.5 (Deg) |
| % illuminated | 99.849 |
| Distance from Earth | 10.34092AU |
| Distance from Sun | 9.70509AU |
| Elongation | -48:35:47.7 |
| Mass | 95.152 ⊕ |
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Nonmi9 (250)
celestron Astromaster 70eq
100 points
Second time using a Telescope, was able to see the rings of Saturn! Need to work on aligning the EQ mount as tracking was difficult.
Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
100 points
Austin (5562)
Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
0 points
Dinner party astronomy session! My friend Doug invited me up to his house way up in the mountains of Santa Barbara for some food and company. He asked if I would bring my scope, and of course I agreed.
We started off with a quick orientation session including a few of the prominent constellations and a crash course on the ecliptic and the milky way. Then we got straight to it with Saturn.
Being fairly low on the horizon, the view was iffy at best. Still, the rings were discernible and everyone seemed pretty happy with the view.
Exoplanet1 (1645)
XT8i
100 points
With a 6mm the Cassini division was clearly visible and banding was spotted. Titan was also visible. Using a 3.6mm eyepiece the image turned blurry.
cyc66 (2891)
Celestron Omni XLT 150
100 points
Saturn appeared as mostly one color, yellow/orange. Rings easily seen as a single unit.
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