Besides looking at Saturn, I spent the earlier part of this evening exploring the Moon towards achieving the RASC Explore the Moon (Telescope) certificate.
Planet: Saturn
Location: Home
Date: 2017-08-01
Time: 8:32 PM - 10:30 PM
Instrument: Visual + Binocular 10x30 IS
Transparency: Good (3)
Seeing: Good (3)
Temperature: 16º C - 14º C
Clear skies. No wind. First Quarter Moon in the sky.
| Saturn Time: 10:06 PM Instrument: Visual Saturn was seen about 8 o'clock to the Moon. From our yard, we could see Antares, Graffias, δ and ν but the remainder of the body and tail were below the tree line. |
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