Observed Saturn but not the Cassini division

[Scott]

tonite was the best views of saturn i,ve had since i got my scope in feb (only got my 6mm e.p. 4 weeks ago so haven't had much chance to use it) everything was so much sharper than with supplied e.p's. titan, dione,tethys, rhea and i think enceladus. firast real good look at the cassini division and i thought there was a much fainter one inside although this could have been wishful thinking. mars was also showing the best detail i've seen. saw the icecap and a fair bit of varying shading so all in all it was a great night. i had plans of looking for m51 but was enjoying the planets too much.

Scott

[CFC]

I saw Saturn tonight and two moons. But I have a question about the Saturn image. It's pale yellow and so are the rings. Image was very clear and well defined, it looked almost like a cartoon cut out. Is it normal to see it as cream/yellow?

[Tiddles]

Fleeting but frequent glimpses of the Cassini division tonight at x150, very pleased.

[Mark at Beaufort]

Saturn was sharp and clear last night using the 10" Dob. Decided to screw my binoviewers barlow (1.6x) into the base of the 8mm Ethos giving me 100 degree FOV at 240x.

Cassini division very clear together with markings on the planet. 5 Moons visible (Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea and Titan).

Mark

[Zachariah]

Much better viewing last night. Thought I could see cassini with my 127 mak and 8mm bst, even better but slightly fuzzy 12mm celestron xl and 2x barlow. Could make out some banding on surface or was it shadow of the rings? Not sure.

[wyx]

I saw Saturn tonight and two moons. But I have a question about the Saturn image. It's pale yellow and so are the rings. Image was very clear and well defined, it looked almost like a cartoon cut out. Is it normal to see it as cream/yellow?

That's how i see it too.

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[twotter]

Saturn was very clear for me last night, with 4 moons and distinct Cassini from 23:30. Mars was small but clear with bright polar cap and darker surface details.

[SFlowers]

We saw it for the first time last night in the 8" but I think the conditions here were the best we have had since we have been able to see Saturn from the garden.

[Sirius Bizness]

I couldn't see the division last night either but that may be because I was so excited by seeing Saturn for the first time. I did look hard though. I was using my 120mm refractor with a BST 8mm and 2x barlow (225x). I could see 4 moons though and Saturn was very crisp. I guess for me it was a combination of smaller aperture (less resolution) and seeing conditions.

I can highly recomend the BST explorer 8mm and for £41 I thick it would be hard to beat.

[Donkeiller]

Got the "cat" out last night, let it cool for an hour and a half whilst the clouds rolled in. Gave up at 11.35.

Glad some of you got a clear sky.