Saturn's rings seen edge-on

[GWOVMR]

never having looked through another telescope other than my own, vids like this are very usefull as a guide, thanks

[TelescopeAtNight]

Shame it only happens every 15 years, I missed them this time. Although they look more impressive viewed at an angle.

[calebp9503]

that big scope can do a lot better for Saturn if you get the right eyepiece and attach the camera firmly with a mount

[frescavena2004]

Awesome!!! Sent your video to our members, fbac.com

[Thejirka64]

Beautiful observatories. Perfect dome. Bye!

[2plus2is9]

How does the cold weather effect your telescope? There was plenty of snow outside your observatory...do you keep it heated?

Is it safe to keep any telescope outside, covered but in the freezing temps? I wonder if the expansion and contraction due to temp fluctuations would damage the optics.

[nytecam]

Scopes can withstand the cold and all the optics are capped when not in use - a greater problem is condensation on electronic circuitry hence a small heater placed under the main circuitboard through winter months and a draped plastic sheet over the scope.

In use the scope must equalise to outside temps otherwise 'heat' from scope distorts and spoils the view.

[rastamaniakTHC]

how much power did you use?

[anuragt]

beautiful

[MightySaturn5]

great job

[frostman2611]

Hi You Are So Lucky To Have Your Own Observatory. I Only Have A 900mm Luminova RefractorTelescope But Love Nothing More Than To Look At The Night Sky And Focus On The Moon. Maybe One Day If The Wife Gives Me My Wallett Back I Will Invest In A New Scope Like Yours And Convert My Shed Into A Observatory. Thanks For All Your Videos I Love Them.

[DtCKclan]

nice

[GMSamuelRhine]

oh cool you have an observatory dome.if your scope uses an equatorial how do you get the domme to move with the scope?

[nytecam]

Hi - the dome is tiny [6ft] 180cm diameter and I give it a shove from time to time as the scope slowly tracks the stars/planets.

[GMSamuelRhine]

oh ok that must be how it works the dome i was looking at had a motor i guess you just tell it to move when needed. does your scope have anything on it that knows where certain objects are or do you have to find the yourself?

[nytecam]

Yes - my 30cm Meade LX200 SCT has an inbuilt database of 1000's of stars, nebulae, starclusters, variable stars and planets etc. After pointing it initially at a bright star and 'locking' it - it then finds/points to any other object in its database via the handbox for the rest of the evening - perfection! This is standard for most advanced amateur telescopes nowadays!

[GMSamuelRhine]

nice i had my eye on a big one just like the for $7k it was heavy but not stationary it sits on a big heavy tripod. is your stationary?

[nytecam]

Yes - it hasn't moved for 12 years - except for maintenance/service;-0

[GMSamuelRhine]

nice i saw a dome and an observatory class telescope on sale on ebay both about 8k dollars each if i take out a 20k dollar loan i should be able to do it but i need room first. the scope had about 900x max useful magnification. how much power does your scope have?

[cabalwars]

love the shots.. thanks