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Mikester · 04-25-2013, 06:37 PM

Saturn is just about at opposition (best possible viewing). Shot this around midnight last night thru my telescope:

Roughly 1,500 frames of raw footage that I will later process into a single, stacked image.

With the planet-cam hooked up to my computer, I get to sit, drink beer & watch it in real time:

If you have even a pair of decent binoculars, or a cheap-o backyard scope, you should give Saturn a look- definitely a sight you won't forget! It rises in the east/southeast at sunset and sets at sunrise- right now it is trailing just behind the moon on approximately the same plane.

tdaffern · 04-25-2013, 06:53 PM

That's pretty awesome

KiLLeR2001 · 04-25-2013, 07:07 PM

Hmm, telescope or car parts...

edit:

Damnit, its cloudy and the sky is too bright to see anything but the moon...

edit2:

Snapped a picture with the Canon T2i. I'm pretty sure this is Saturn, was the only dot in the sky that I didn't really recognize. The bright light in the bottom right corner is the moon.

Warning... Big image: http://tehl33tsite.com/images/saturn042513.jpg

*fliprayzin240sx* · 04-25-2013, 09:57 PM

I wonder if I can even see it with all the fucking light pollution around me.

Mikester · 04-26-2013, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Hmm, telescope or car parts...

edit:

Damnit, its cloudy and the sky is too bright to see anything but the moon...

edit2:

Snapped a picture with the Canon T2i. I'm pretty sure this is Saturn, was the only dot in the sky that I didn't really recognize. The bright light in the bottom right corner is the moon.

Warning... Big image: http://tehl33tsite.com/images/saturn042513.jpg

Yup- Saturn was running pretty much neck and neck with the moon tonight- Put that puppy on a tripod and you'll nag it!

Mikester · 04-28-2013, 06:26 PM

Stacked from vid... Almost done w/processing:

zombiewolf513 · 04-28-2013, 07:24 PM

That's cool, wish I could see it but it's too cloudy. I'll tune into the streaming feed at 930

***S14DB*** · 04-30-2013, 09:48 PM

Speaking of Saturn...

Saturn's Harrowing Hurricane Is Even More Terrifying in Technicolor

STL240SXDRIFT · 05-01-2013, 02:03 PM

1,250 miles wide....WHAT!!! Pretty cool tho

milto0n · 05-01-2013, 02:30 PM

Indubitably, quite shallow and pedantic.

2tonecoupegrl · 05-01-2013, 03:16 PM

Very cool!

Mikester · 05-01-2013, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milto0n

Indubitably, quite shallow and pedantic.

Ah, I see what you did there~

TougeLove · 05-01-2013, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milto0n

Indubitably, quite shallow and pedantic.

Gizmo_S13 · 05-11-2013, 12:19 PM

That's awesome.

04-25-2013, 06:37 PM	#1
Mikester Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kathleen, GA Age: 50 Posts: 1,941 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	For my fellow nerds- You know who you are!!! Saturn is just about at opposition (best possible viewing). Shot this around midnight last night thru my telescope: Roughly 1,500 frames of raw footage that I will later process into a single, stacked image. With the planet-cam hooked up to my computer, I get to sit, drink beer & watch it in real time: If you have even a pair of decent binoculars, or a cheap-o backyard scope, you should give Saturn a look- definitely a sight you won't forget! It rises in the east/southeast at sunset and sets at sunrise- right now it is trailing just behind the moon on approximately the same plane. __________________

04-25-2013, 06:53 PM	#2
tdaffern Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lake Havasu City Posts: 699 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	That's pretty awesome __________________ My build #/f/builds-builds-on...u-city-az.html Check out West Motors for all your automotive needs https://www.facebook.com/WestMotorsAz

04-25-2013, 07:07 PM	#3
KiLLeR2001 Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: オーランドフロリダ Posts: 7,955 Trader Rating: (46) Feedback Score: 46 reviews	Hmm, telescope or car parts... edit: Damnit, its cloudy and the sky is too bright to see anything but the moon... edit2: Snapped a picture with the Canon T2i. I'm pretty sure this is Saturn, was the only dot in the sky that I didn't really recognize. The bright light in the bottom right corner is the moon. Warning... Big image: http://tehl33tsite.com/images/saturn042513.jpg __________________ Last edited by KiLLeR2001; 04-25-2013 at 08:10 PM..

04-25-2013, 09:57 PM	#4
fliprayzin240sx Man w/ CTSV & a Car Seat Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 17,998 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx Feedback Score: 19 reviews	I wonder if I can even see it with all the fucking light pollution around me. __________________ If you think Zilvia has too many assholes... CLICK HERE!!!

04-28-2013, 06:26 PM	#6
Mikester Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kathleen, GA Age: 50 Posts: 1,941 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Stacked from vid... Almost done w/processing: __________________

04-28-2013, 07:24 PM	#7
zombiewolf513 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: AZ Age: 33 Posts: 1,682 Trader Rating: (6) Rides Gallery: zombiewolf513 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	That's cool, wish I could see it but it's too cloudy. I'll tune into the streaming feed at 930

04-30-2013, 09:48 PM	#8
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Speaking of Saturn... Saturn's Harrowing Hurricane Is Even More Terrifying in Technicolor __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

05-01-2013, 02:03 PM	#9
STL240SXDRIFT Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dance Floor Posts: 584 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	1,250 miles wide....WHAT!!! Pretty cool tho

05-01-2013, 02:30 PM	#10
milto0n Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 421 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Indubitably, quite shallow and pedantic.

05-01-2013, 03:16 PM	#11
2tonecoupegrl Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: over the river and through the woods Posts: 1,236 Trader Rating: (134) Feedback Score: 134 reviews	Very cool! __________________ Need some parts? Send me a message!

05-11-2013, 12:19 PM	#14
Gizmo_S13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: (909) Age: 32 Posts: 1,055 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	That's awesome. __________________ Hachiroku, ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK!!!

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