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The rings of Saturn relative to the Earth from 2015 to 2024 (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I love showing people Saturn. Clearly visible even with city light pollution, and rings can be resolved even with cheap hardware.

Kind of nuts how long people can live without ever seeing the rings for themselves.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I saw Saturn at an observatory long before I had my own telescope, but that heart-skip-a-beat moment the first time you see Saturn with your own telescope is like nothing else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I remembering bringing my 5" dobson to a work retreat camping trip. Everyone was pretty boozed up to the point where they were struggling to keep their eyes steady in the eyepiece.

When one of my coworkers finally got everything lined up he just blurted out "HOLY FUCKING SHIT THAT'S SATURN!"

It was great.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh man, I always wanted a dobs. They were significantly more expensive than Newtonians when I was shopping around (not sure if that's still true, this was the 90s), so I ended up with a Newtonian.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think you're mixing up names. Dobson is the name of the mount, and since they're most commonly used on Newtonians, it's kind of become shorthand. My 5" and 12" are both Newtonian reflectors on Dobson mounts.

Maybe you're thinking of a Schmidt Cassegrain?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I honestly don't remember, it's been so long since I've been into telescopes. But you obviously know your stuff, so you're right.