Observations of object "Saturn"

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Observations of object "Saturn":

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -.2, est. to be in Capricornus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Aug 23 03:30:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2288

I just finished observing Saturn with my 5" Newtonian reflector. Saturn's rings showed up very nicely.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Nick Ambrose (e-mail: nick.a.ambrose@gmail.com)
Instrument: 130-mm Dobsonian reflector   Location: Woodinville, Washington, United States
Light pollution: light   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Thu Jul 16 01:15:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2174

Able to see spherical object in 25mm eyepiece (25x Magnification) Able to make out rings in 10mm eyepiece (65X magnification) and observe space between planet and rings

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .5, est. to be in Capricornus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed May 13 08:00:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2153

Early this morning, I observed another close encounter of the moon, Jupiter & Saturn for the second morning in a row. This time Jupiter was about four or five degrees slightly above & right of Saturn. The moon was about six or seven degrees slightly low & to the left of Saturn. It was an enjoyable sight.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .5, est. to be in Sagittarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Apr 14 09:00:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2146

Yesterday morning, I observed the moon, Jupiter & Saturn form up together with Mars being left behind to their lower left. I've been enjoying this three planet grouping for a month now & I hope to see some more in the early morning hours.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .2, est. to be in Sagittarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Aug 12 03:00:00 2019 UT   Obs. no.: 2117

This evening I enjoyed the close encounter between Saturn & the moon. They were about three degrees apart.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .5)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: severe   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jul 16 01:00:00 2019 UT   Obs. no.: 2111

Last night, while attending a minor league baseball game, we were able to watch the moon & Saturn rise together about two degrees apart. Now that's a doubleheader.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .3)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Aug 30 00:15:00 2018 UT   Obs. no.: 2073

This evening, I did some binocular observing of the area around the star Aquilla. The most interesting star I viewed was directly above Aquilla. This star was a yellow orange star that has entered old age. I also observed the area around Deneb. I saw plenty of faint stars around Deneb which were part of the Milky Way. Finally, I mounted my binoculars so I could observe Saturn. It's always nice to look at Saturn's rings.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.0)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 40-mm refractor   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Sep 2 00:30:00 2015 UT   Obs. no.: 1955

On Tuesday evening my brother Anthony showed everyone Saturn with his small spotting scope. The tiny image of Saturn & its rings were sharp & clear even though no details were seen. It was a beautiful view of Saturn's ring system.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.0, est. to be in Libra)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 12-inch refractor   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun May 17 01:00:00 2015 UT   Obs. no.: 1949

Last evening, My friends Mike Recchia, Steve Borer & I took a trip to Leitner Observatory at Yale to see a planetarium show & then afterwards to do some observing with Yale's Telescopes. The first planet we viewed was Saturn which the observatory's 12" refractor was trained on. The rings were in great view & Saturn's moon Titan was easily seen. With two smaller scopes, we were able to observe Jupiter & its four moons. The belts of Jupiter were easily seen. Finally we observed Venus which is now a waning crescent. I did some dark areas on Venus' cloud deck. All in all it was a great evening of astronomy.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -.4, est. to be in Libra)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jul 8 01:00:00 2014 UT   Obs. no.: 1925

Last evening, my friend Joe & I viewed the close conjunction of Saturn & the moon. Saturn was about 0.6 degrees above the moon. A very nice sight.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.0, est. to be in Libra)
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: Sun Jun 22 02:00:00 2014 UT   Obs. no.: 1921

Last night, my friend Steve & I viewed a number of objects with Steve's 6" Dob & my 12MM Televue eyepiece. We first turned our attention to Saturn, where we were able to see a belt going across the northern hemisphere. We were also able to see the Cassini Division in Saturn's rings. We then observed Mars & much to our surprise, we were still able to see some albedo markings & Mars' polar icecap. After viewing some double stars & seeing a -4 magnitude iridium flair, we turned our attention to a first time object for us to view. The star HD162826 is now considered to be our sun's sister star meaning it was born in the same nebula as our sun, 4.5 billion years ago. This star is about 6th or 7th magnitude & is easy to find one binocular field above & right of Vega. It looked yellow in my binoculars too. One more sky first we saw was Chinese lanterns, which look like UFO's floating across the sky. It was a great evening of viewing.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.00, est. to be in Libra)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: Port Charlotte , Florida, United States
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: good
Time: Fri May 23 02:00:00 2014 UT   Obs. no.: 1913

While vacationing in Florida, my friend Steve & I viewed Saturn with my 10X50 binoculars. With Saturn's rings very wide now, the planet looked like a tiny flying saucer. We also noted how Jupiter, Mars & Saturn were strung out along the ecliptic covering the whole sky. Scorpio was a great sight high in the southern sky with M7 visible with the naked eye. The next evening our entire group went on a sunset cruise. The sun looked completely distorted just before sunset. I promised everyone we would see the green flash but alas, I was wrong. Still, it was great watching the sunset.

Saturn (Planet, est. to be in Virgo)
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: Wed May 15 01:45:00 2013 UT   Obs. no.: 1889

This evening, my brother Anthony & I observed Saturn in my 127mm MAK. We were able to see one belt on Saturn's northern hemishere. We were also able to see Saturn's moons Titan, Rhea & a third moon which we could not identify.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.5, est. to be in Leo)
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: Fri Mar 25 03:45:00 2011 UT   Obs. no.: 1867

This evening I observed Saturn with my 127mm MAK. I was able to observe one belt on the planet. The rings of Saturn are opening up now but I wasn't able to see the Cassini Division. Finally, I was also able to see Rhea which was close to Saturn.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .5, est. to be in Leo)
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: Mon Oct 20 10:30:00 2008 UT   Obs. no.: 1803

Early this morning I observed Saturn with my 127mm MAK. Saturn's rings are becoming more edge on as we near late December when they will be almost completely edge on. I am able to see Saturn's northern hemishere with no truoble now. I couldn't see any markings on Saturn this time but that will change as Saturn heads towards opposition. I also observed Saturn's satellite Rhea quite easily.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.7, est. to be in Leo, Est. RaDec 10h22m +12, 21')
Observer: Scott Malthouse (e-mail: semicolon_irrigation@hotmail.co.uk)
Instrument: binoculars   Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Thu Jun 5 11:39:00 2008 UT   Obs. no.: 1788

Saturn is in Leo right now and can be seen after dark above Regulus, at magnitute 0.7; making it a good sight even if there's excessive light pollution.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .3, est. to be in Leo)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 10-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Apr 18 01:00:00 2008 UT   Obs. no.: 1778

This evening my friends Mike Dzubaty, his son Mike, Steve Borer, Rob Masaw and I held an informal star party at the West Haven beach for about thirty people. As usual the big favorite was Saturn. We were all able to see the shadow casted on Saturn's rings. Titan also was visible. When we turned the scope on Mars we could easily see its gibbous phase. What surprised me was my ability to still see albedo features on Mars although I couldn't identify them. When we turned our scopes onto the moon we were able to see Mare Marginis and Mare Smythii which were turned favorably towards us. Usually they are on the back side of the moon. Lastly we saw a -3 magnitude Iridium flare cross the eastern sky. The best part was the temperature was nice and mild.

Saturn (Planet)
Observer: Joseph (e-mail: williestinks@gmail.com)
Instrument: other   Location: marquette, MI, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: good
Time: Mon Mar 17 01:36:23 2008 UT   Obs. no.: 1783

Wow, simply wow! I got my tripod fixed and a centered on saturn thinking i wasnt gona see much and I got to see the rings crisp and clear and titan dim as can be

Saturn (Planet, est. mag -.5, est. to be in Leo)
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: Mon Feb 25 00:45:00 2008 UT   Obs. no.: 1764

This evening I observed Saturn with my 127mm MAK. Since Saturn is at opposition I tried to view the Seeliger effect which is a brightening of Saturn's rings at opposition. The Seeeliger effect wasn't nearly as bright as last year. I think the reason is the rings are more edge on this year which reduces the reflected sunlight on the rings. I also noticed the south polar hood wasn't nearly as dark as it was last year. Last year the polar hood was almost black and very large in size. This year I could hardly see it at all. Finally the only moon I saw was Titan.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag .21, est. to be in Leo)
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: Tue Jan 29 04:15:00 2008 UT   Obs. no.: 1757

This evening I observed Saturn with my 127mm MAK. With Saturn's rings less than two years away from being edge on I am now able to see both hemispheres of Saturn. However, I could not see any albedo markings on Saturn's northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere I was able to view the south equitorial belt and the south polar hood which is only slightly darkened. I also saw Saturn's satellites Rhea which was close to the planet and Titan which was well away from Saturn.

Saturn (Planet, est. mag 0.2, est. to be in Leo)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com, web: http://home.mindspring.com/~jcaggiano/)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Glenside, Pa, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Tue Apr 3 02:30:00 2007 UT   Obs. no.: 1634

As it got darker the wind started picking up so that it was difficult to appreciate the views I was getting of Saturn. I did however manage to sketch the view and 4 of saturn's moons. Looking on a Saturn Satellite chart, I viewed Dione (mag 10.2) and Rhea (mag 9.8) close to the planet. Titan (mag 8.4) was very bright and just off the field of view. Iapetus (mag 11.2) was dimmer and even further away than than Titan was on the opposite side of the other moons.

I viewed Saturn on Friday night around 10:15 PM. Little wind and steady skies allowed me an above average viewing. The Cassinni Division stood out readily through binoviewers at almost 200x. According to my Astonomy magazine, Saturn's southern hemispere should be pointing toward us. My viewing session did indeed show the south polar hood as a dark blueish-gray shadow extending to about 20. A single dark equatorial belt was also easily visible. Though I achieved a pair of good pictures of this view, I have not posted them as they were not as good as last year's postings. Saturn currently shines at magnitude 0.2 and is 19.5 arcseconds in diameter. It is also receeding away from us and is right now 8.56 AU or approx. 800 million miles away.

This evening I observed Saturn with my 127mm MAK. Now that Saturn is past opposision, I am beginning to notice a narrow shadow forming on the rings on the west side of Saturn. As time goes on, the shadow on the rings will become larger and easier to see. I also took out my cross stick alidade to measure how far apart Regulus and Saturn are . Right now they are about 9 degrees apart and I will be tracking Saturn's motion in relation to Regulus in the future. Speaking of Regulus, there was a nice close conjuction between the Moon and Regulus this evening.

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