Jupiter and Saturn getting closer...

[Jarvo]

I wasn’t planning on going out tonight but the skies cleared so I took the Travelscope outside along with a low power eyepiece (32mm) for a quick look. 

After realising the 32mm was woefully low on power I ran back in and got a medium power (13mm) Nagler so I could actually see something. 

That was just enough to make Saturn’s rings clear, though tiny, and Jupiter’s Moons nice and bright  

I'm not sure I’ll be able to set something up over the next few days (weather, work, position in sky is so low) but I took a snap with an iPhone in case I miss the big event on the 21st (Weather forecast for Leeds looks 🤬on that day. )

This is a single frame from a video. I will sit at the Mac tomorrow to see if I can prise any more detail out but it’s a start.

But let’s see.  Things can only get better. Thanks for looking 🪐