First time Saturn for my boy.

[JonH]

Beautiful clear skies this morning over Somerset so once I'd gotten over the shock of seeing lots of twinkly little white dots in the sky (seems like such a long time since we haven't been clouded over here) I grabbed the Vixen to give my 10 year old his first view of Saturn before breakfast. Needless to say he was blown away and will hopefully always remember his first glimpse of this amazing twinkly white dot. I know I do.

[Mzungu]

Nicely done - I just did the same. Popped downstairs to let the dog out, saw it was clear and grabbed the scope. Rewarded with a lovely view of Saturn. A nice start to the day!

[JonH]

Yeah, it feels good, doesn't it.

[andrew63]

Beautiful clear skies this morning over Somerset so once I'd gotten over the shock of seeing lots of twinkly little white dots in the sky (seems like such a long time since we haven't been clouded over here) I grabbed the Vixen to give my 10 year old his first view of Saturn before breakfast. Needless to say he was blown away and will hopefully always remember his first glimpse of this amazing twinkly white dot. I know I do.

Hopefully the start of a beautiful relationship...

andrew

[Angus Wright]

I remember my first view of Saturn. I was about 8 I think and a neighbour across the road had what I remember as something akin to a 3" refractor. Yes I could tell it was Saturn as it wasn't round but I couldn't see any gap between the rings and the planet. Even then I knew the view wasn't very good but I was still fascinated and helped to get me hooked, probably for life.

[Double Kick Drum]

Great stuff!

I used to think Saturn looked the coolest of all the planets at that age.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Great story. It is always great to get kids (of all ages ) involved!

[cotterless45]

Lovely, you never forget your first Saturn,

Nick.

[Special K]

Well done Jon I did the same Monday morning! Was worth the early wake up call. Set alarm for 5:30 to put scope out and then slumbered another 30 mins!!!

[nephilim]

Had the same experience this morning at 5am

Steve

[inedible_hulk]

Me too My first view and well worth the early start. Sitting in the garden with a coffee listening to the dawn chorus just made it even better

[JonH]

Nice one guys, the perfect start to the day; Saturn before breakfast!