Re: Saturn's Rings Handheld at 300mm


"Ron Hunter" <rphunter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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M-M wrote:
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"Joan" <Joan@xxxxxxx> wrote:

yeah riight!


You really don't see it? It's quite clear to me, though I'm used to
seeing it through a telescope so I know what it looks like.

OK then, here is that same crop next to a diagram of how it would look in
a very powerful telescope:

http://www.mhmyers.com/d80/sat1-2.jpg

'Very powerful telescope'??? My brother had a 6" reflector that gave much
better images than that. Also a good set of 16x50 binoculars allows easy
identification of the four larger moons. Quite impressive if the rings
are in a good position.

I'm guessing the "four larger moons" visible through 16x50 binolculars
belong to Jupiter, not Saturn. Am I correct?


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