The guy said that even the lowest powered telescopes would let you see the rings. He even had images of low, medium, and high powered views. The higher ones were just less fuzzy.
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:53:55 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sweet! > > My gf.....er...fiancee....just bought me a telescope. Any idea how powerful > of a scope you need in order to see any features of Saturn? > > > > > > So, on the topic of telescopes - did you all know that Saturn is going > > to be visible starting next week and continuing for the next few > > months. It'll be low in the sky, just north of east, and in a straight > > line with Castor and Pollux (the gemini stars). The week after next, > > the moon will hang right over the three, helping you to find them. Oh, > > and all this is visible in the evening sky (between about 9 and 10 pm > > CST here in the midwest). > > > > (Don't you love those little 10 minute informational segments that run > > between PBS shows?) > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136109 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
