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as of 04/26/2024 1:14 p.m.
Type | Planet |
Constellation | Aquarius |
Magnitude | 1.18 |
Orbits | Sun |
Right ascension | 23:12:03.11 (Hours) |
Declination | -7:01:32.0 (Deg) |
% illuminated | 99.839 |
Distance from Earth | 10.31238AU |
Distance from Sun | 9.70444AU |
Elongation | -50:34:33.4 |
Mass | 95.152 ⊕ |
The ringed |
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Jason 304 T 60 mm f/10
100 points
26 March 2015 5:00 AM After retiring to Bed around Midnight, I awoke before the Period of Second Sleep, and went out, this time in Garden adjacent to my Domicile, and Observed Saturn with the Telescop of Jason. Where Sr. Galileo had noted “Ears” on the Sides of that Planet, I observed them to be more Pointed, as triangles affixed to the sides of a Circle. I have Indicated their Appearance in my Drawings.
THE MILKY WAY
Although Not Included in the Original List of the Galileic Observations, the Nature ofMilky Way was clearly one of his more Important Insights. I turned the Telescop to the Milky Way in the area of Cygnus, and was Greeted by an Astonishing Splendor of a Myriad of Stars, Uncountable even in a Single Field of the Eyelens, a Spectacle giving Glory to God by Displaying a Mighty Testament to the Magnificence of his Creation.
Note: My Observations appeal to Confirm all the Claims of Sr. Galileo. As so many of them Contradict the Known Teaching of the Ancients and the Holy Church it leaves one in and Exceptional Quandry. Were they to be Widely Accepted, they call into Question the Wisdom of the Ancients from Aristotle to Ptolemy. If they, and THE CHURCH have erred in These Matters, in What Else could they have Erred? Should this Approach become Established among the Masses of the People, the Entire Order of Society would be Threatened. I suggest that we Abandon these Pursuits immediately, as Nothing Good will come of them.
Orion Sky View Pro 8" EQ
100 points
The first chance I got I took my scope out to see Saturn. I was forced to look through a neighbors tree but enough light still came through the branches for me to see Saturn. It wasn't the best view but it blew my mind that I was looking at Saturn and could still see its rings despite the poor conditions. I was only able to view for about 15 min before Saturn went to far into the tree and the image became a dim mess.
100 points
The following form will generate a PDF finder chart suitable for printing using to locate objects in the sky with your telescope!
The Date is only really useful for solar system objects, as deep space objects move measurably only on a galactic timescale.
The larger the F.O.V (field of view), the more "zoomed out" the object will appear. It can be helpful to print several charts of the same object with different field of views.
Limiting the magnitude (remember, lower magnitude means brighter!) of stars and objects can make sure your chart is not cluttered with dim objects that you may not be visible to you anyway. The defaults are good, but try experimenting with raising and lowering the values.
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