Observations of object "Saturn"

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Saturn (Planet, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor   Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Feb 1 00:30:00 2005 UT   Obs. no.: 1208

it's ring is clearly visible in any small telescope and with great difficulty,i was able to see it's satellite,titan through my telescope.the two stars of gemini(castor and pollux)along with saturn formed a bright arc.many times,the moon has passed through the arc but without occulting any of them.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -0.5, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jan 16 01:00:00 2005 UT   Obs. no.: 1143

This evening, I observed Saturn with my 127mm MAK. With Saturn now at opposition, I noticed its south polar cap is not nearly as dark as it was during last year's opposition. However, the south equitorial belt looks the same as during last year's opposition.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -0.2, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Dec 26 01:15:00 2004 UT   Obs. no.: 1135

This evening, after having Christmas dinner with my family, I observed Saturn and Comet Machholz with my 127mm Mak telescope and my 10X50 binoculars. The main thing that I noticed was Saturn's south polar hood looks fainter this year than it did last year. It fact, it looks much fainter. The south equitorial belt looks the same as last year. I then looked at Comet Machholz with my 10X50 binoculars. Even with a full moon nearby, I saw the comet quite easily. The steller point in the comet's head is still quite obvious. I estimate the comet's magnitude as 4th.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -2, est. to be in Eridanus)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Horsham, Pa., USA
Light pollution: light   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: excellent
Time: Mon Nov 29 03:00:00 2004 UT   Obs. no.: 1118

Tonight was my first viewing of Saturn this season. Spotting it high in the East by 10:00 PM, I noticed that the angle of the rings was tighter and closer to edge-on since my last viewing of it last spring. 2 moons were visible though I am not sure which 2 they were. Also visible was a single equatorial belt as well as the Cassini Division. Viewed at 203x.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.1, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Mar 2 23:45:00 2004 UT   Obs. no.: 956

Tonight I observed Saturn at 133X. The seeing was perfect. It was as if I was viewing Saturn through either the Hubble Space Telescope or the Saturn bound Cassini spacecraft. The thing that really caught my eye was seeing the shadow being cast onto the rings of Saturn by the planet itself. The shadow can be seen on the back side of the rings where they seem to meet the planet itself. The south equitorial belt and the south polar hood really stood out. The rings were sharp and clear with the Cassini division a cinch to observe.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -0.2, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Feb 21 23:45:00 2004 UT   Obs. no.: 943

This evening, I observed Saturn at 133X. The south polar cap seems smaller and dimmer than earlier this year. The south equitorial belt is still easily seen. Another belt, to the SEB's south, can also be seen. It is probably the south temperate belt. The casinni division is still a cinch to see. Although Saturn is receding from the earth, the views of the planet are still very good.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.0, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Feb 1 23:30:00 2004 UT   Obs. no.: 934

This evening, I observed Saturn at 133X. It looks like Saturn's dark south polar cap may be shrinking in size. The south equitorial belt and the south temperate belt are still visible. As Saturn continues to recede from the earth, I expect the STB to be to hard to see. I noticed I could see Titan's disc very well when when I removed Saturn from my field of view. This is true of Jupiter's moons also.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -0.5, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: good
Time: Fri Jan 9 01:30:00 2004 UT   Obs. no.: 928

Tonight, a thin layer of cirrus clouds allowed me to have a great view of Saturn at 200X. The south equitorial belt was showing quite nicely. There was another fainter belt a little futher south on Saturn's southern hemispere. The area between the SEB and the south polar hood seemed dark. The polar hood itself was very dark. In fact it reminded me of a beenie on a kids head. I think the SPH was a little more pronounced during last years apparition.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -0.5, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: excellent
Time: Wed Dec 31 07:00:00 2003 UT   Obs. no.: 926

Saturn reaches opposition today (12/31/03) at 21:00 UT. In light of this fact I spent a good long time observing Saturn this morning using the 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain at the Naylor Observatory, which is located near Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.The seeing was very good, good enough that the Encke Minima was visible. At times the Encke Division seemed to be resolved as well. The C Ring was easy, of course. The southern hemisphere of the planet was covered with distinct bands and the polar cap was quite well defined and rather dark.Titan had a readily discernible ruddy color. I also viewed Tethys, Dione, Enceladus, Rhea, and, I think, Hyperion. I could not make out Mimas.Magnifications used ranged from 162 to 404x with 231, 249, 259 and 324x working very satisfactorily.I also caught Jupiter's GRS a bit before it transited the CM. It appeared to be somewhat more colorful than it has for some time, a distinctly pink color. The only extended deep-sky object that met my gaze was M42 and itlooked very good indeed at 162x with and without an Orion UltraBlockfilter. Six stars were visible within the Trapezium as well as anumber of faint stars that are not normally seen within thenebulosity.I had a look at a few multiple stars in Auriga before closing down.The best were 41 Aurigae, Otto Struve 147 (a very attractive triplestar with a yellow primary and twin blue secondaries), and thecharming Struve 928. The carbon star UU Aurigae shone a brightorange-red. The magnification for these observations was 162x.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.0, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 2 03:30:00 2003 UT   Obs. no.: 918

Tonight, I observed Saturn at 133X. I was able to view the south equitorial belt very well. I also was able to see a second belt, possibly in the south temperate region. The south polar hood seems to not be as dark this year as it was last year. The Cassini division in the rings was very easy to see.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -.5, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Wed Oct 8 06:00:00 2003 UT   Obs. no.: 889

Early this morning, I observed Saturn at 200X. The Cassini division was very easy to see. The south equitorial belt was easier to see than usual. The whole southern hemisphere of Saturn has a pale tan look with the region right over the south pole being very dark.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .5, est. to be in Gemini)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Aug 26 08:15:00 2003 UT   Obs. no.: 871

In the predawn hours, I decided check out Saturn at 133X. I was able to see the south equitorial belt on Saturn rather easily. The south polar region had a tan polar hood over it, with the darkest part of the hood being over the south pole. The cassini division was also very easy to see. Saturn's moons, Titan and Rhea, were also easy to see.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Stuie Wilson (e-mail: dudelam@btinternet.com)
Instrument: 8-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Light pollution: severe   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Mar 18 20:30:00 2003 UT   Obs. no.: 786

Very nice viewing, easily saw 2 rings Cassini and colouring in the disc. Good viewing up to 200x

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Jan 22 00:30:00 2003 UT   Obs. no.: 768

Tonight, at 200X, I was able to resolve only one belt on Saturn, compared to two belts last week. I also noticed the south polar hood was much less obvious. With Saturn receding from earth after last months opposition, I guess Saturn's atmospheric features will be harder to observe. One more thing, I am no longer seeing the Encke split on Saturn's rings.

At 200X, I was able to observe two of Saturn's belts faily easily. It is also possible the dark south polar hood may be starting to shrink. The Cassini division is still very easy to see, as well as the C ring. The Encke division can still be seen at the right and left hand sides of Saturn's rings. I then attatched my star spectroscope to my dob so I could observe the star Castor. One hydrogen line was plainly visisble, which means Castor is still a healthy main sequence star.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Dec 30 08:30:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 755

I had assumed that seeing would be too poor for good views of Saturn, but seeing seemed to have steadied down since I started observing a few hours earlier (at least judging by twinkling of stars high in the sky), so I turned the telescope on Saturn, which was near the zenith, after finishing up with the nebulae and clusters I'd listed to look at tonight. It was glorious! The best views were given by using the 25mm eyepiece with the 2x Barlow. A dark belt and dark hood on the planet itself, the shadow of the rings on the front of the planet, and the Cassini Division were all fairly easy.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Josh Carter (e-mail: rca1543831@insightbb.com)
Instrument: 10-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector   Location: springfield , illinois, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Nov 22 05:15:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 724

The other night I observed Saturn at 500X+ (5.2MM Orion Lanthanum) through my 10 inch LX-200. WOW! I've never seen Saturn that large and clear. I did not have my scope set up for tracking and goto that night so I had a hard time keeping saturn in my field of view. Altogether it was at least the size of a quarter. The Cassini division was very large and easy to see, but I couldn't keep it in the field of view long enough to look at the Enckes division.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Fri Nov 8 03:30:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 715

With the air being cool and calm, I was able to once again view Saturn at 200x. With the rings tilted at their maximum, the Encke division is very viewable. The Encke division is located between the Cassini division and the outer edge of the rings. By setting your scope at high power and waiting for moments of good seeing, the Encke division can be seen both at the right and left hand side of Saturn.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Tue Oct 22 05:30:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 697

I was able to observe Saturn at 200x in the very still air. The south pole had a very dark hood on it. I saw a belt around the equator, while the rest of the planet seemed to have light colored hazy patches on it. the A,B and C rings really stood out. The Cassini division really stood out, but what really surprised me, was my suprisingly easy observation of the Encke division on both ends of Saturn's rings.It appeared as a little line between the Cassini division and the outer edge of the ring.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Paul (e-mail: paul_ohstbucks@msn.com)
Instrument: 12.5-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Lee's Summit, MO, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Oct 6 09:00:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 701

Tonight was a great seeing night!!! I was able to get nice detail on Saturn using 314x. There were several dark belts and bright zones noted on the planet with the darker south pole standing out nicely. The rings were unbelievable!! The Cassini Division at moments of steady seeing had crisp well defined borders. I was able to observe the Encke Minimun as well. It appeared as a thin grey strip along the outer perimiter of the A Ring.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Thu Aug 22 09:20:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 675

I got up early this morning to observe Saturn at 133x. The south polar hood is very unevenly shaded. Some areas were much darker than other areas. The south equitorial belt seems to be much more pronounced than last year. The tilting of the rings allows the cassini division and the crepe ring to be easily seen.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Doug Sample (e-mail: dougapril0126@cotswoldwireless.co.uk)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Fairford, UK
Light pollution: light   Seeing: good
Time: Mon Feb 18 21:30:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 1491

I just bought myself a Celestron 6in reflector. Living in the UK, tonight is the first good seeing night I've had since my purchase. I viewed Saturn at 75x and 150x, then I decided to try the amateur thinking and go for the max magnification I could with the eyepieces I have, 300x. I could see the rings clearly and make out some of the planetary details. Next, I found Andromeda which looked very good at 75x, I could make out the bright center. I tried finding M51 but had trouble locating it. The freezing fog began to roll in so I had to call it an early night.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Sidney Strangmann (e-mail: strangmann1@zonnet.nl, web: http://www.home.zonnet.nl/strangmann1)
Instrument: 60-mm equatorial reflector   Location: Oostzaan, The Netherlands
Light pollution: severe   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Dec 3 18:30:00 2000 UT   Obs. no.: 540

Due to the fact that this was not such a good dayto look at the sky i was using my 60mm refractorinstead of my 114mm reflector and also i was notwatching any deep sky objects.The moon i was able to magnify up to 140 times butthe planets 90 times was the limit, but never the less Jupiter i was able to see some belts and fromSaturn the Cassini separation was visible.

Julia (age 8) found Saturn for me, sighting in with the Telrad after I asked her to try looking at "that other bright object, a little below and to the left of Jupiter." I got a definite kick out of it when she shouted "Hey! It's Saturn! I can see the rings!" Linda, reading her book by flashlight in the jacuzzi a few yards away, liked it, too. Big smiles all around. :-)

Saturn (Planet, est. to be in Aries)
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 15-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Oct 31 03:20:00 1999 UT   Obs. no.: 488

After participating in a public star party at Hershey Park's Zoo America's Creatures of the Night I joined fellow ASH member Roger Studer in his secluded back yard for some end of DST observing. Using his 15" f/4.5 Obsession Dob we observed a variety of objects including M76, NGC 2022, NGC 1931, Jupiter, Saturn, and M45. We tried to log SN 1999el in NGC 6951 but had no luck in seeing it. However, the seeing was just fantastic and more than made up for not detecting the supernova. There was ample detail in Jupiter at powers in the upper two and three hundred range. Three festoons were clearly evident extending from the NEB and a red barge within the NEB was nearing the preceding limb. The real surprise was the amount of detail seen in the southern hemisphere of Saturn. I could easily see a thin white zone following a thin gray belt to the south of the planetary equator. And the south polar area was a distinctly darker shade of gray.

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