Saturn Edge On. Early Morning Oct. 2009 (first attempt)

[Webkinzgirl624]

THANKS

[Webkinzgirl624]

OMG! HOW DO YOU FIND THE PLANETS? I KNOW WHERE THEY ARE BUT IT IS HARD TO GET MY TELASCOPE TO AIM AT THEM COULD YOU HELP ME?

[scottohscott]

@Webkinzgirl624 Yes! There's a program called Stellarium. It's free. If you download it to your computer, it will show you where the stars and planets are. (Be sure to set it to your location, or one close to you).

Also, if you're in America, go outside during the summer at night. Jupiter looks like the brightest star in the sky.

You might also want to go to a website called cloudynights. They have tons of discussion forums and useful info on astronomy and telescopes.

[EthanFilms]

Stunning...

[scottohscott]

If I remember correctly, it was a 9.7mm plossl.

[deeprock2009]

Nice shot. What eye piece did you have in use?