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OK, I’ll be Sirius. About what order of magnitude would one need to be able to see Saturn’s rings? It’s obviously more than 8x, which is the best I’ve got without a telescope.

7 posted on 05/29/2015 2:53:52 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)

To: chajin; The KG9 Kid; Conan the Librarian

I’ve viewed Saturn through other folks’ scopes in the past; the first time was through a Celestron (old-school) C11, and while the rings were clear and obvious, the entire object was small in a field of stars. Most recently viewed it during ArtPrize 2013 I think it was, from the lawn of the museum, through one of those big dobsonian reflectors.

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8 posted on 05/29/2015 2:59:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)

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