Saturn in my 16" on 17 May 2010

[DarkerSky]

Got a good view of Saturn on the 17th in my 16". Plugged in my new 9.7mm EP to take magnification up to x377 with my 2X telextender.

These are the views I got:

Identified 4 moons. The furthest one out is Rhea. Titan is the brightest and appears above the ring plane. Beneath it were two fainter moons of Tethys and Dione.

Then onto the planet itself:

The NEB was again broad and featureless, but did seem to be more distinct from the fainter shading across the polar region. The SEB was again dark and thin. SPR shading seemed lighter than in the north.

The feature I am unsure about was what appeared to be a lighter area on the north preceeding edge of the disc in the NPR. I have marked this as a dotted area on the sketch, but it was on the verge of visibility. Not sure if I imagined it!

[kris h]

I just looked at the pics i really the detail i heard that jupiter is making its return to the night sky in a couple of months so if you

do the king of the solar system hope you post it so i can have a look .

also on last episode of the sky at night they were talking about the white spots on saturn and said they are enormous storms

kris h

[lunator]

Seb

Very nice sketches

Saturn through the 16" must be fantastic.

Cheers

Ian

[DarkerSky]

I just looked at the pics i really the detail i heard that jupiter is making its return to the night sky in a couple of months so if you

do the king of the solar system hope you post it so i can have a look .

also on last episode of the sky at night they were talking about the white spots on saturn and said they are enormous storms

kris h

Yes, Im really looking forward to getting Jupiter in my sights

[DarkerSky]

Seb

Very nice sketches

Saturn through the 16" must be fantastic.

Cheers

Ian

Thanks Ian. It is quite a magnificent sight indeed

[Cate]

Your sketches are lovely, it's so nice to see them. Look forward to seeing some more.

[LukeSkywatcher]

It must be such an amzaing experience to observe Saturn that size at the EP. I can only imagine how stunning Jupiter looks. Great sketches. I really admire people with a talent for art.