Beautiful night in the Dorset area.

[nathuk]

Just had a quick look before heading out again later and it's a gorgeous night!

Managed to find Saturn and its moon's for the first time which was unbelievable! Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure I could make out a dark band across the top of it if I'm not mistaken !

Get out there!

[Demonperformer]

Sorry Nathan, but I don't think you can have seen Saturn this evening ... it does not rise until 23.40 ...

[nathuk]

Are you sure?

Because it said on Stellarium I was able to see it so I quickly set up the telescope and ran outside pointed the scope SW and bam! It was there with 3 moons.

I really hope I'm not mistaken otherwise I've hit a new low!

[nathuk]

I'm a blumming idiot!

It was Jupiter.

[Demonperformer]

Don't worry Nathan ... been there, done that, got the t-shirt ...

Just think how great it is going to be when you get up at 4 tomorrow morning and get a look at Saturn high in the south ...

[nathuk]

Don't worry Nathan ... been there, done that, got the t-shirt ...

Just think how great it is going to be when you get up at 4 tomorrow morning and get a look at Saturn high in the south ...

Ouch, don't know if I'll be able to do that as I have a 3 hour Journey to Exeter tomorrow for a Exoplanet documentary I'm making.

Or, I could just pull an all-nighter. What do you think?

[Tddun]

Good news is that Saturn is on it's way back to our skies at a bit of an earlier time

[Demonperformer]

So instead of getting up at 4am, I can get up at 3am ... yippee:D

[Tddun]

So instead of getting up at 4am, I can get up at 3am ... yippee:D

Or just stay up

[nathuk]

Or just stay up

I second that.