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Sol Robbins
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/01/03

Saturn 02.25.13
#5699514 - 02/25/13 09:49 AM Attachment (102 downloads)

I had good conditions for this pencil sketched Saturn observation with my 6" refractor.

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Sol Robbins
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/01/03

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Sol Robbins]
#5699521 - 02/25/13 09:52 AM Attachment (71 downloads)

Here is the rough template I made. Please feel free to download for your own use.

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frank5817
Postmaster

Reged: 06/13/06

Loc: Illinois

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Sol Robbins]
#5699587 - 02/25/13 10:25 AM

Hello Sol,

It is nice to see one of your superb sketches again.
Thanks also for posting your useful template of Saturn.
Clearest skies to you.

Frank

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SteelStar
member

Reged: 11/08/09

Loc: Oklahoma

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: frank5817]
#5699668 - 02/25/13 11:14 AM

Superb sketch of Saturn. Can't wait till I can get my 6" refractor on it as well. Still to cold around that time for me. Will have to wait a little while. I'm just getting old and grumpy I guess.

Very nicely done and applaud your effort.

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idp
sage

Reged: 08/21/09

Loc: New Haven, CT

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: SteelStar]
#5699709 - 02/25/13 11:34 AM Attachment (24 downloads)

Well, since the thread is about this morning's Saturn I will post my sketch here. Unlike Sol, I had bad conditions for my ATMed 10" f/7 newton, that's what I could do. I still don't have an AR motor so I sketched soon after the observation; wouldn't do that for Jupiter but it's not like Saturn in bad seeing overwhelms you with details. It's still a start, more to come hopefully!

New Haven (CT), Feb. 25, 2013, UT 11.00, L1=135, L2=7
Newton 10" f/7, 300x, no filters, seeing IV (Ant.).

Ivano

Edited by idp (02/25/13 11:34 AM)

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idp
sage

Reged: 08/21/09

Loc: New Haven, CT

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: idp]
#5699710 - 02/25/13 11:36 AM Attachment (20 downloads)

The few intensity estimates I could reliably made (BAA scale).

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Jef De Wit
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/06/09

Loc: Hove, Belgium

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: idp]
#5699718 - 02/25/13 11:41 AM

A long time ago. Fine to see a sketch from you again!

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niteskystargazer
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/05/09

Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Sol Robbins]
#5699797 - 02/25/13 12:43 PM

Sol,

Very good sketches of Saturn

.

CS,KLU,

,

Tom

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niteskystargazer
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/05/09

Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: idp]
#5699801 - 02/25/13 12:46 PM

Ivano,

Nice sketch of Saturn

.

CS,KLU,

,

Tom

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Sol Robbins
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/01/03

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: niteskystargazer]
#5699822 - 02/25/13 01:01 PM

Thanks to everyone for the compliments and to Ivano for posting.

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idp
sage

Reged: 08/21/09

Loc: New Haven, CT

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Jef De Wit]
#5699838 - 02/25/13 01:19 PM

Quote:

A long time ago. Fine to see a sketch from you again!

Was busy making myself the telescope

And weather here in Connecticut has been horrible anyway.

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idp
sage

Reged: 08/21/09

Loc: New Haven, CT

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Sol Robbins]
#5699961 - 02/25/13 02:40 PM

Quote:

Thanks to everyone for the compliments and to Ivano for posting.

Thanks to you for the good sketch. I was not sure about the EB and NTB - seeing was just that bad - but I can see them in your drawing too.

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Andrev
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 02/08/11

Loc: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: idp]
#5700096 - 02/25/13 03:44 PM

Beautiful sketch of Saturn.

Andre

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Sol Robbins
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/01/03

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Andrev]
#5700507 - 02/25/13 08:11 PM

Thanks again. The NEB in concert with Saturn's lower altitude should prove to be interesting.

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JimPie
sage

Reged: 11/10/07

Loc: S.E.Michigan

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Sol Robbins]
#5701470 - 02/26/13 11:36 AM

Great sketch Sol. And Thank You for once again providing us with one of your templates.

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azure1961p
Postmaster

Reged: 01/17/09

Loc: USA

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: JimPie]
#5702709 - 02/26/13 11:36 PM

Sol you were using a 6" f/8 for a while too weren't you?

Nice sketch - thanks for the template. It's still in those am hours I can't even think about being up for . Soon though.

Nice smooth contrasts.

Pete

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Sol Robbins
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/01/03

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: azure1961p]
#5702774 - 02/27/13 12:23 AM

Thanks Jim and Pete.

Pete, that's same refractor 6" f/8 I"ve used for years. I also still use my old 6" Criterion RV6 i had for decades.

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PeterDob
professor emeritus

Reged: 07/29/05

Loc: Carù, Italy

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Sol Robbins]
#5702973 - 02/27/13 07:28 AM

Er... are you sure this was made with a pencil? Because to me it rather looks like a picture! Superb, Sol!

Peter

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azure1961p
Postmaster

Reged: 01/17/09

Loc: USA

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: PeterDob]
#5702986 - 02/27/13 07:38 AM

I knew there was a reflector somewhere in there . Nice classic too.

Pete

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Tommy5
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/28/04

Loc: Chicagoland

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: azure1961p]
#5709614 - 03/02/13 09:43 PM

Great sketch of Saturn, and thanks again for the template, nice to see you sketching again.

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frank5817
Postmaster

Reged: 06/13/06

Loc: Illinois

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Tommy5]
#5709699 - 03/02/13 10:52 PM

Ivano,

Nice Saturn sketching.

Frank

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Aquarellia
sage

Reged: 10/27/12

Loc: Val d'Issole, Provence, France

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Tommy5]
#5709893 - 03/03/13 03:01 AM

Very whaw !

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Sol Robbins
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/01/03

Re: Saturn 02.25.13 new

[Re: Aquarellia]
#5710456 - 03/03/13 11:30 AM

Thanks again for the compliments. I hope the template helps cut time involved and makes everybody's sketched observations easier.

It is a pencil sketch which I prefer because it is simple. I used 4H and HB pencils. Mostly 4h. Ebony pencil for the globe's shadow on rings and a white pencil for the C ring. The filter I used dimmed the image a bit, so the C ring brightness dimmed a lot.

The filter I used was sent to me for Beta testing.

Thanks again,

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