Hi all

[rogermhunt]

Although I've been a sky watcher on and off throughout my life, I've never really had the time to think about taking it up seriously.

It wasn't until I bought myself a new camera with a 35x optical zoom (148x digital) that I began finding myself taking loads of pictures of the moon . Then on January 2nd, I tried to take some of Jupiter and to my delight I not only captured it and four of its moons, but also what I believe to be Saturn in the same shot. Now I realise that the photo is very amateurish . . . basically specs of light . . . . but I wonder if anyone can confirm whether or not it is Saturn in the same shot?? It was taken on 2/1/13 at around 10.30 ish, looking more or less south from my garden in North warwickshire.

I've tried to upload the photo . . . .

[saturn4me]

Hi and welcome to SGL!

It wasn't Saturn you saw because it's well below the horizon but i think it was Aldebaran!

Enjoy the forum!

[Mr Spock]

Hi Roger, welcome to SGL

[midnight_sky_watcher]

Yes its not Saturn, Its Alderaban. But a great shot anyway, welcome to the lounge.

[Hawksmoor]

Hi Roger and welcome to SGL. I confused a nearby star with one of Jupiter's moons on the 4th of Jan. Its easy done!

[Lee M]

Hi Roger,

Welcome to SGL. Have a good look around - loads of good info on here.

Lee

[JamesF]

Welcome to SGL

I agree that it's Aldebaran that you saw. Saturn isn't visible until close to dawn at the moment, when Jupiter will be well on the way to setting.

James

[Fluke]

Welcome to the forum Roger

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL

[JamesM]

Hi Roger and welcome to the forum. Just shows what images can be captured using modest equipment and probably explains why astrophotography is so appealing.

Clear skies and enjoy the forum

James

[Charon]

Welcome aboard Roger.

[rogermhunt]

Thanks everyone . . . . . and I do look forward to browsing and learning from this Forum . . . . and thanks for confirming it couldn't have been Saturn.

The thing that made me think it might have been Saturn was the fact that in the photo, the object above Jupiter and its moons clearly seems to have what appears to be a 'fuzzy ring' around the main object . . . . which made it look very Saturn-like to me.

Does Aldeberan have any rings or dust cloud of any sort, and if not, do you think the image of it in my photo is just an optical artifact?

Thanks

[Pete Presland]

hi welcome to SGL from peter in bedfordshire

[moogoomonkey]

Hey and welcome to SGL!

[stellawolf]

Hi Roger & welcome to SGL

[rogermhunt]

Hi again . . . . please would someone be able to answer my question in my 1st response in this thread . . . . and if at all possible provide names for the moons that can be seen around Jupiter?

Many thanks

[Catweazel]

Hi and welcome to the forum

[Welrod50]

Welcome aboard Roger and keep snapping away. Sounds like the bug has bitten! Good luck, you will need it now

[ToxoLight]

Hi Roger and welcome to the lounge.

[Siriusmeg]

Hello and welcome from me too - I'm sure someone will be able to answer your queries soon

[paul schofield]

Hello and welcome aboard.

[markswift]

Add another welcome from me - Excellent forum and people!

[MorningMajor]

Hi Roger and welcome from me too

Aldebaran doesn't have rings - it's a star not a planet. The moons you caught around Jupiter were, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

Good luck and enjoy!

[Bizibilder]

Hello Roger and welcome to SGL!!

[VigdisVZ]

Welcome Roger!