Eyes on the Sky: How to observe Saturn in a telescope
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
- www.eyesonthesky.com Satunr is arguably the very best planet to observe in a telescope. This summer, the ringed planet is well-placed in the evening sky until well into autumn. Learn what to see on the planet and how to optimize your situation so you can see the most of this planet. See what's up in the night sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky" videos, astronomy made easy.
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I viewed Saturn last night with my 8 inch dobsonian, and at 200x magnification, I was able to see the Cassini Division and some stripes on Saturn. I saw 2 of its moons too! Absolutely amazing!
jus saw Saturn for the first time last night. my first telescope. i learned alot. cant wait for the next chance i get to go back out.
Awesome! yesterday was my first time looking at saturn with my own eyes. Its quite an eye opening experience.
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Here's one cool talk. Jupiter is up right now, it's the brightest thing after Venus. You can see Jupiter's moons and every few hours the moons can be seen to be arranged in a different pattern (that's how fast they orbit Jupiter)! The moons are called Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto (in order outwards). You can even see the 4 seeable moons with good 10 x 50 binoculars! I have a 12" dob and Jupiter made me buy it (cos it showed so much detail). I first saw the telescope at a Star Party and when I looked through it I decided then to buy it and I still got it. I had an 8" Schmidt Cassegrain before (and I wish I still had it) cos it had the gear. With that scope I hacked up a barlow out of an old camera lens and lenses from old binoculars shoved inside a cardboard tube. lol And (to my surprise) it was really sharp (but had an out-of focus "penumbral" effect) along with the sharpness. Sharp but "smokey" and it must have magnified like 1000 x and Jupiter was like a grapefruit size (like if viewed from a desktop when seated). And Jupiter's Great Red Spot was like an inch max diam. lol The GRS was cream against a white background (hard to spot). And Saturn was like a tennis ball size with like 8" max diameter rings (like an oval effect due to it's angle) and 3 dark rings inside the rings. That is insane and I don't think any other barlow could do it. Also the Celestron 8 telescope had an insane tracker as well, cos Saturn would still be in view if you come back like an hour later (even with my home hacked barlow's magnification). lol I know it's true cos I experienced it but like I still can't believe it myself! And (of course) that had to be the clearest "seeing" night ever. lol So lucky it happened to be that fucking clear when I did the experiment. And it was in the City and I don't think I would ever get a night that clear again (even if I had the best amature scope in the world). lol
i shipped my 6inch mirror out to get recoated recently and i just got it back! it's been years since i was actively stargazing. this video reminded me of how much fun i had looking at Saturn for hours as a kid. keep up the good videos:)
Good to see you back David. Thanks for all the tips really useful and interesting
A few years later than the video, but I stumbled upon Titan a couple of nights ago. I was so stoked, because I hadn't even thought of it. I wasn't sure if I was right about it, so I posted to some forums and got confirmation. I have a 6 inch dob, so I don't get to see things as big as some do through bigger reflectors.
Titan is definitely visible on a 6" Dob! You might even see 2 or 3 more of Saturn's moons.
@@Eyesonthesky I'm definitely going to look closer next time, and put in the 2x Barlow. I had my zoom eyepiece (21-7) down to 7 at that point already.
Thank you so much for these videos!
Good tips, thanks! Just in time before my trip to Michigan
I remember the first time o saw Saturn through a telescope. It a cooling autumn night with Saturn reasonably high in the eastern sky around 8pm.. I had only just set my telescope up(a cheap 6" on an eq2) when I turned it towards Saturn. I still remember the excitement as I brought this small ball with rings into focus.. Never forget it.. It was feeling that came from seeing the sight and of it free floating through space.... Knowing only that it's gravity and motion that holds it there. I've looked at many objects through telescopes, but my first sight of Saturn is the one I will always remember.
Damn
Got my first telescope today. Waiting for the night to see Saturn for the first time. I watched so many videos of telescope and their use but yours are really useful and I just subscribed. Thanks a lot and wish me luck
amit kumar Good luck Amit! I hope you really enjoy your first view of Saturn through your telescope.
hope your first year has been great
Nice video., Thank u so much for This Video..!👍
i just saw Saturn last week. It is about "seven fist's" to the right(5 o'clock) of Mars. It sets early in the evening but was rewarding to see.
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thanks !
At my location Saturn rises tonight at 8:09 pm and reach max position at 1:09am. I can see a little definition of the cassini division with an Orion Mak-Cass 127mm (I have it for about a month) using a 10mm eyepiece (when is a little higher above the horizon). I have only see Saturn on his highest position once (i remember the image was great), that night was very cloudy so i could only see it for a few seconds. I'll take my telescope out tonight and wait Saturn to reach his max position.
I'm new to the channel I hope I enjoy being here nice video
Two nights ago I watched Saturn with a small refractor telescope (80mm aperture, 400mm focal length), and using a 6mm eyepiece (66.7 magnification), and you could clearly see the rings, even on an urban sky. What I was unable to see is the Cassini division, and any of the moons. In two weeks I plan to go on a star party with my local astronomy group, and I will bring my main telescope (skywatcher bd 150/750), and in a darker sky, so hopefully I will be able to catch more detail.
I watched your video and it’s great. But I’m asking what’s the software you use to watch the sky using date.
Emin Emini Stellarium
Why cant i see through my sr4mm lens through the telescope am i using the barlow lens wrong or how can i see through it
Many thanks for this; I live in a Chicago suburb, so our views are pretty similar. Apparently, NGC 6530, M23, and M9 are relatively close to Saturn from our perspective, but I can't find any of them for the life of me. Any tips on how to find them?
Since you live in chicago i imagine it's a relatively light polluted area, so i think you cant see and already faint object with the naked eye. Try it with some binos or a finderscope. Clear skies!
Thanks David, cant wait for my B-day to watch Saturn at its best...
Cool! My B-day is actually no more then a week from now. :)
Happy B-day
Thanks my darling little Rachel!!!
Amazing video
I have a 6 inch reflector by Skywatch. should I still be adding a fan to the primary mirror or is it overkill? tnx
Definitely not overkill, but a 6" mirror will cool fairly quickly too.
This is a dumb question and I apologize for it. The times you say "midnight" etc, are those your local time or is that for anyone? Currently I can see Saturn around 2-3 am, but as the summer goes on will I be able to see Saturn better earlier in the night?
Midnight applies to everyone for Saturn to be at opposition. But that's also an approximation, as time zones can vary as to what times they have and their width across the Earth. For instance, Eastern Time Zone is less than 50 miles from me, but also stretches another 1,000 miles east of there. Obviously there will be some variation in where exactly the planet will be for each time zone. Not a dumb question! It's a good one - thanks for asking.
I think the planets rise later as the days progress. You will have to wait till Saturn can be seen at the east in early evening next time around. That is if you want to see Saturn earlier than 2.30 am. But Jupiter is in view now. In the early evening watch out for a particularly bright "star" in the east. It's Jupiter!
Get the app “Star Walk 2” on your phone. You can choose any date and time and see where all the celestial objects are. Like the program in this video.
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Thanks for that old buddy 😎
can i look at saturn with my gskyer telescope? it’s a 70x400
@EyesontheSky what would you recommend for a first telescope to see planters like Saturn and Jupitor?
A 4.5" / 114mm f/8 reflector is a very capable telescope that cools quickly to outside temperature and with the right eyepieces can reasonably get to 200x magnification. That can be a good first telescope. I would suggest not getting one of the "Bird Jones" type telescopes. Try to ensure it is a simple reflector that is not using any lenses to change the effective focal length.
i can see through it by looking at it but when i put in in the telescope i cant see anything
I do have one doubt how you got this much FPS in Stellarium its ridiculous for me its 10 FPS only RIP:(
Hi David. Hope you are doing okay. I have not seen any videos from you in a couple months.
Hi Mike - was trying to sell my house, and the deal then fell through. I will have some post-eclipse videos up soon though, and hope to get a few other night sky videos done in the coming weeks. Thanks for your patience.
what's your favorite telescope to use overall?
I like my 10" Dobsonian. It has enough aperture to see deep sky objects and push magnification up to 400x or 500x when the atmosphere cooperates. And it isn't much heavier than an 8" Dobsonian.
Why haven't you uploaded recently.
Ahgii selling my current house and buying another one soon. Very busy with all that's involved plus packing and moving. Will upload more as soon as it is possible and practical. Apologies for the lull in new videos.
The next video " How to observe Uranus through a telescope" should be interesting
That video already exists. ua-cam.com/video/6nOlD-PeDLg/v-deo.html
I have a small problem. I have a 6 inch reflector telescope than has 400x magnification with a Barlow, but I cannot not figure out why Saturn and jupiter are the size of Venus through my telescope. Anyone have tips?
Or a solution
Harry Boru they are a lot farther away, so they are not going to look large in the telescope. And 400 is too much magnification for a 6" telescope. 300 is the maximum practical magnification on the very best night for that aperture.
Thank you for that tip, I haven't touched my telescope in a long time, especially since the news of the 7000 year occurrence. May I ask why that magnification is too Great? I would like to understand my telescope better for use if it's full capability.
And any solution to my lack of vision of orion's sword?
I can't see the cloud itself, just the star cluster
Can I look at it through a celestron
Dsutphin91 Ds A Celestron telescope? Yes.
Eyes on the Sky I am so new to them. How do you zoom? Or is it the different eyepieces that controls the focus?
Dsutphin91 Ds Hi, vIsit my channel homepage and look for the Telescope Basics videos. These will help answer many of your questions.
Bought a Barlow lens. Apparently my math was wrong, and It's blurry. Darn.
Adding magnification is always going to exaggerate the blurriness due to poor seeing. Magnification past x200 is always going to be a bit of a crapshoot.
But Jupiter appear to be near Saturn and moon appear near Saturn and Jupiter
Am I right or rong?
@@maheshzarkar3214 you are correct. Please note the date of the video; this was from 2017. I was referencing when/how to view it then. I do make updated/recent videos too.
My telescope sucks. There is hardly a gap between the planet and rings. (Almost looks like how Gallieo saw them)
Celestial21 What telescope do you own?
DeathNote 7 Celestron 130Eq with 9mm lenses. I plan to buy a 3x Barlow lens though
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Where are you my dearest stargazer? :(
Matěj Jureček I have been trying to sell my house, and unfortunately quite busy.
Yeah, I expected something like that. Well then, I wish you good fortune in the days to come :)
You do know that not all of humanity live in the Northern hemisphere?
Quelle météo pour demain !!!
La réponse ➡️ ua-cam.com/video/OQ6eCVndidE/v-deo.html
This is not real