Posted on 07/19/2013 3:41:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Take a picture of Saturn in the sky tonight. You could capture a view like this one. Recorded just last month looking toward the south, planet Earth and ruins of the ancient temple of Athena at Assos, Turkey are in the foreground. The Moon rises at the far left of the frame and Saturn is the bright "star" at the upper right, near Virgo's alpha star Spica (picture with labels). If you do take a picture of Saturn or wave at Saturn and take a picture, you can share it online and submit it to the Saturn Mosaic Project. Why take a picture tonight? Because the Cassini spacecraft will be orbiting Saturn and taking a picture of you.
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[Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel (TWAN)]
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I have a 1000mmm lens which is sharp and would be the equivalent of a 1600mm on my dslr but I think Saturn would still just be a speck.
I would try anyway but it is overcast here.
Saturn is my favorite planet to see pictures of, while Jupiter is without a doubt my favorite planet to see in the ‘sky’.
PS:link #3 the link:”picture with labels” doesn’t seem to be working (just FYI)
Terrific APOD BTW, even to be an Earthbound pic!
I once studied Saturn with a 22 power spotting scope. This was a high quality ED glass telescope.
Saturn hardly looked much larger through that scope than it does with the naked eye. I could make out the rings tho. I had to keep my eye just away from the eyepiece or the telescope would shake so much that I could barely see anything. This was with a $250 tripod too.
For some reason, when viewing objects in the daytime the image doesn’t seem to shake at all.
Aperture, aperture, aperture.
Nice!
Ah, I didn’t add the root to that link, probably screwed up the others as well, I’ll check.
A month or so ago the local astronomy club had a demo and I peered at Saturn through a couple of gi-normous scopes — and Saturn was recognizable, but tiny. Had the same experience years ago, same club, different location, through a Celestron C-11 (or maybe it was even bigger than that).
I love these astronomy-and-ancients photos. There’s a mystical timelessness about them.
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