Still blue sky at 10:30... Beautiful Saturn

[knobby]

I'm sitting in the back garden, sky is still blue! Its 10:30 and yet Saturn is looking beautiful

Slowly ramping up the power as the scope is cooling, on 100 x so far and getting glimpses of Casini and planet shadow...

[nightfisher]

yes i went to my dark site last, and had to wait ages fo it to get dark.....ish

[firstscope]

sounds great think i'm gonna take the little guy(76 firstscope) out in abit.dont forget the sky at night bbc one 11:40

[knobby]

Not sure its actually going to get dark

133 x now and definite Casini / banding on planet... Flitting in and out a bit, just takes a bit if patience

[Phil Fargaze]

Just got a view of Saturn myself for the first time this year. It`s a nice evening and the old ringed wonder still amazes. I caught a glimpse of the Cassini division as well.

[knobby]

Just gone up to 170x, made the sky look darker and its really standing out nicely now... Do I sound excited?

love this astronomy lark!

[JamesF]

It didn't really seem to get dark here until about 11:30pm, but now it is looking pretty good. Rather chilly, too, but I take that to be a good thing.

James

[knobby]

Probably the best view I've had of Saturn for a long time...

kind of wish I'd had a go at imaging now ,

Maybe tonight

[cotterless45]

Nice target while waiting for darkness.Really cracking stable view last night up to x200,

Nick.

[WaveSoarer]

Saturn is a real beacon when the sky is still not very dark. I was out viewing globulars over the last couple of nights. M5 is nicely placed for me at the moment. M10 and M12 are a bit lower and I have to wander around the garden trying to get the best view of these with my bins that I can.

[kirkster501]

Don't know how you guys can be up so late and then get up for work following day! Good for you that you can Wish I could. At the very peak of summer astro is all over for me. End of July starts to become feasible again. I make the most of the light nights of course by biking!

[majapala]

Despite it being light so late, there is something quite nice about doing all the preparation for tomorrow (shirt ironed, lunch made, bath etc.) and having an hour or two outside, before coming back in and having nothing to do other than going to bed!

[Phil Fargaze]

That`s my method as well. Get everything done and ready, then go out. Come back in and straight to sleep.

[knobby]

I'm out again

tired, but out!

[andrew63]

Yesterday the condition were not as good as some of you had, but tonight has been excellent and Saturn was really a fine sight. Although not dark - as observing from about 10.30 to 11.30 the Cassini Division stood out well and northern band at x119. Also able to see Titan, Rhea, Tethys and Dione which were nice tight points in the 16mm SWA Maxvision i was using for the first time.

andrew

[Polar Bear]

Tried for a couple of hours tonight to see Titan to no avail. Maybe asking a little too much of my 9x63's