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mikesemmler
sage

Reged: 06/01/09

Saturn - April 11, 2011
#4517323 - 04/14/11 09:20 AM

Hello friends!

After many weeks of bad weather,
I finally once again a good observation of Saturn.
Here is the scetch

REFRACTOR Meade(Towa) 300 - 80/1200
171 x

Michael

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Rutilus
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 12/17/10

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[Re: mikesemmler]
#4517433 - 04/14/11 10:19 AM

Nice work Michael.
I also have a Towa 80/1200, which does very well on the planets, were you using the original 0.956" eyepieces or 1.25"? I changed the focus mount on my scope which now allows me to use binoviewers without an OCA or Barlow.

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niteskystargazer
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/05/09

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

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[Re: mikesemmler]
#4517776 - 04/14/11 01:09 PM

Michael,

Very nice sketch of Saturn

.

CS,KLU,

,

Tom

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JayinUT
I'm not Sleepy

Reged: 09/19/08

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[Re: niteskystargazer]
#4517870 - 04/14/11 02:00 PM

Michael,

Excellent capture of Saturn. I love the colors!

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frank5817
Postmaster

Reged: 06/13/06

Loc: Illinois

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[Re: JayinUT]
#4518847 - 04/14/11 09:44 PM

Michael,

I'll bet you were glad your weather cleared to get this spectacular view of Saturn. I like your sketch very much.

Frank

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mikesemmler
sage

Reged: 06/01/09

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[Re: frank5817]
#4519516 - 04/15/11 05:24 AM

thank you very much for your compliments

Michael

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mikesemmler
sage

Reged: 06/01/09

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[Re: Rutilus]
#4519534 - 04/15/11 05:39 AM

Quote:

Nice work Michael.
I also have a Towa 80/1200, which does very well on the planets, were you using the original 0.956" eyepieces or 1.25"? I changed the focus mount on my scope which now allows me to use binoviewers without an OCA or Barlow.

I use only original accessories with 0.96 ". I have the following 0.96" parts:

Towa:
Huygens 40mm, 4mm Orthoscopic and errecting prisma

Zeiss:
Huygens 25mm and 16mm

Vixen:
Orthoscopic 12.5mm/9mm/7mm/5mm
and Diagonal Prisma

I previously used eyepieces in diameter 1.25", but my old eypieces performing better an sharper

Michael

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Rutilus
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 12/17/10

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[Re: mikesemmler]
#4520386 - 04/15/11 01:54 PM

I know what you mean about the eyepieces Michael, my original 0.965" ones are very sharp, I still use them today.

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chrisrnuttall
Professor Emeritus

Reged: 12/29/10

Loc: York, England

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[Re: Rutilus]
#4520448 - 04/15/11 02:26 PM

How was the drawing produced? The black background looks like paper but I can't see any pencil / brush marks on the planet? It smoooth!

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CarlosEH
Postmaster

Reged: 01/19/05

Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County...

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[Re: chrisrnuttall]
#4521470 - 04/16/11 02:14 AM

Michael,

An excellent observation of Saturn. The color of the globe, bands, and rings is well rendered. Thank you for sharing it with us all.

Carlos

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