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SaberScorpX
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Reged: 01/12/05
Posts: 4120
Loc: illinois, usa
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Caught my first Saturn of this apparition this morning due east about a half hour before sunrise. The spikes of her 4° ring tilt were still obvious in the heavy turbulence.
Without the high profile rings to reflect sunlight, Saturn only shines near a modest 1st magnitude.
The decreasing and teasing ring tilt up and back from -0.8° in December marks the last rehearsal before the climactic northern ring crossing in September 09.
Ephemeris thru 2010:
http://homepage.mac.com/andjames/PageSaturn008.htm
Saber Does The Stars at
http://www.astronomyblogs.com/member/saberscorpx/
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smasraum
sage
Reged: 01/13/08
Posts: 492
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Yes, I'm dissappointed that I've just gotten into astronomy as the rings are closing, but I guess this way I'll get to see the opening process over the next few years.
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Steve
Houston (Friendswood), TX
 Space Center Houston
8" Zhumell Dob - Woo Hoo!!
Celestron C102 f/5 - Thanks Tim!
21mm, 13mm Hyperion
2.5x TV Powermate
Canon Rebel XT
Nikon 7x35
Bushnell 10x50
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sierrabravofour
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Reged: 08/24/08
Posts: 17
Loc: Northwest Indiana
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Yes, I'm dissappointed that I've just gotten into astronomy as the rings are closing, but I guess this way I'll get to see the opening process over the next few years.
Yeah me too. But there's bunch of other stuff out there too!
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Meade 12" Lightbridge
Meade UWA 5000 24mm/8.8mm/6.7mm EP's
Meade 5000 2" 2X Barlow
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panhard
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/20/08
Posts: 2535
Loc: Markham Ont.
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You will have a real treat coming. It is worth the wait. I have not seen them full on myself but I have seen them at enough of an angle to appreciate how they will look at best viewing angle.
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Orion xt10i
8 & 17mm Hyperion eye pieces
koning 32mm 25mm skywatcher eyepieces
lumicon 0111 & antares variable polarizing filters
12x50 binos
A love for this hobby
"What goes around comes around."
"She who must be obeyed."
Herb c
cloudy nights my # 1 site
43.53°n 79.17°w
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Tinker
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Reged: 05/26/07
Posts: 142
Loc: Stillwater OK
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With the rings closed we'll be able to see surface details on Saturn and also moon transits.
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Scott
Scopes: 13.1" Telekit  | 8" Zhumell
Eyepieces: 28mm WO UWAN | 26mm, 9mm Plössl | 15mm Panoptic | 12mm Nagler T4 | 8mm Baader Hyperion
Meade 2x Barlow #140 | Rigel Quikfinder
a billion mosquitos
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dgs©
Postmaster
Reged: 03/29/04
Posts: 13849
Loc: West Monroe, Louisiana
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I'm looking forward to some of that action, Scott. 
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- david
8"Ø Newtonian on SVP, Moonlite CR2, Telrad
PST Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Orion Ultraview 10×50
Hand-me-down Sears Refractor (Discoverer) 60mm×900mm
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal." --Albert Pike
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btieman
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Reged: 07/24/08
Posts: 93
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Surface detail? On Saturn? Do you mean cloud detail?
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CPC 1100
Meade DSI Pro
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