· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Saturn Obs 15 March 2012       #5125423 - 03/16/12 12:31 PM Attachment (40 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   After I finished with Mars yesterday morning, I still had energy left to make this sketch of Saturn (I had taken the day off from work). With the ring tilt at ~14.5°, the rings are revealing a little more detail. The Ringworld is lower in the sky than Mars and the seeing wasn't quite as good, but I was able to see a fair amount of detail. I could not detect the storm (known as the NED)that was raging in the northern hemisphere last apparition, but images still show it faintly. I think that the most visible part of the storm had rotated around the limb by the time of my observation. I was also treated to the sight of 4 moons--Dione preceding, Rhea to the south of the disk, and Tethys and Titan following respectively. Enceladus was just north of the preceding side of the rings but I did not detect it, probably because of the glare of the rings and because the last quarter moon was rising. The sketch was done at the ep with 2B and HB graphite pencils and a charcoal pencil (for the shadows) on copy paper. Template courtesy of Sol Robbins. Saturn is as lovely as ever. Edited by Special Ed (03/16/12 03:56 PM) Post Extras:       cildarith Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/26/04 Loc: San Diego, CA Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: Special Ed]       #5125868 - 03/16/12 05:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful sketch Michael! Nice details on the rings and disc. Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: cildarith]       #5126262 - 03/16/12 10:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you, Eric. Saturn is such a beauty with those rings, it's always a pleasure to observe it. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: Special Ed]       #5126473 - 03/17/12 01:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, Excellent sketch of Saturn. Very nice sketching under less than perfect conditions. It really is nice to see the rings opening again. I have sketched Saturn without Sol's template and that never comes out so well. For Saturn the template is the best way to go. Frank Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: frank5817]       #5126627 - 03/17/12 07:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Frank. Yes, Saturn is so elegant with those rings that it demands a nice template. I wonder what they did in the old days B.C. (Before Computers)? I've seen some really nice drawings from 100 years ago. Post Extras:       Rutilus Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/10 Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: Special Ed]       #5126639 - 03/17/12 07:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good capture of Saturn. Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: Special Ed]       #5126918 - 03/17/12 11:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, Very good sketch of Saturn . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: niteskystargazer]       #5127080 - 03/17/12 01:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, An excellent observation and report of Saturn. You recorded some interesting detail over the globe and rings. As Saturn rises higher in the sky more detail should be visible in the future. Thank you for sharing it with us all. Carlos Post Extras:       ericj professor emeritus Reged: 02/17/05 Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: Special Ed]       #5127411 - 03/17/12 05:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice Mars and Saturn sketches Michael thanks for posting them. Best, Eric Jamison Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: Saturn Obs 15 March 2012 [Re: ericj]       #5128377 - 03/18/12 11:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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