Great Big Finds from a Little Tiny Telescope.

He spotted _what_?
Boy, this guy was _sharp_:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0709095427.htm
I still get a kick out of him trying to figure out what was going on
with Saturn and its rings.
One big planet with two little planets... one on either side of it?
Huh? :-)

Pat

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Pat Flannery wrote:
He spotted _what_?
Boy, this guy was _sharp_:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0709095427.htm
I still get a kick out of him trying to figure out what was going on
with Saturn and its rings.
One big planet with two little planets... one on either side of it?
Huh? :-)

Pat

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It is especially impressive given the poor optical figure of the scope
and the uncorrected chromatic aberrations. At least he had a nice dark
sky to look at. Light pollution was no doubt not a problem, though in
the prime seeing winter months I wouldn't doubt that the smoke from
fires used for warmth were a major issue in any sort of populated area.

Steve Dallas wrote:
Pat Flannery wrote:
He spotted _what_?
Boy, this guy was _sharp_:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0709095427.htm
I still get a kick out of him trying to figure out what was going on
with Saturn and its rings.
One big planet with two little planets... one on either side of it?
Huh? :-)

Pat

:

It is especially impressive given the poor optical figure of the scope
and the uncorrected chromatic aberrations. At least he had a nice dark
sky to look at. Light pollution was no doubt not a problem, though in
the prime seeing winter months I wouldn't doubt that the smoke from
fires used for warmth were a major issue in any sort of populated area.

One way to check on what he could see: http://galileotelescope.org/
Or, if you want something a _lot_ cheaper: https://www.galileoscope.org/gs/

Pat