Saturn Through the Telescope

[fabioeoch]

Looks like an eye :)

[MxC1337MxCsh43d]

I just saw it through my 60mil refractor, 6mm zoom eyepiece, it was AWESOME, but no cassini

[WaltDisneyWorldpage]

Its looks so close to earth but really its so far away

[sinfulonekain]

Yeah hopefully i can one day gaze upon messier objects.

[captainbatguano]

saturn is such a vain bitch.

[matt876mma]

I'm amazed planets like this exist, it looks so cool the ring around saturn ,i have to see this for myself somtime through a telescope, but im a guge noob, and have no idea , what magnification i need ,  How much does a decent telescope cost , to see things this clear? Anyone help?

[Napoleontas]

Does this telescope 2000 euros?

[vibol03]

saturn was the first planet ever that i observed... i loved it!

[fjbutch]

@vibol03 Same here..pretty cool ..

[sayname23]

wow saturn is so cool in a telescope and you can also see it with your naked eye too:) yesterday i saw Sirius the brightest star and it was a feeling i coudnt even describe ... also the moon:) people thought in the 1800's it was all pointy (the moom) but when apollo 11 came to the moon it was flat... yea akward xD

[shfbdfi1273]

why no sound?

[gretschbriansetzer]

@shfbdfi1273

seriously what kinda sound do you expect?

[kingklick77]

@gretschbriansetzer mastered studio quality.

[kagesmagergodt1000]

First i was like "main, that video is SO fake! Of course you can't see the rings so clearly!!" Then i googled it, and now I am absolutely fascinated! That you can see it so clearly! Good job dude!

[miguel240689]

Im new doing this how I find Saturn in the sky??

[dtkachuk]

@miguel240689 Man, just google Stellarium free software, it's a perfect real-time emulator of the night sky for any geolocation.

[panzerfavst]

good grief, I'd fucking lose my sanity seeing a planet. so gorgeous and humbling..

[fudgebucket55]

Dude I found this accidently after trying to find Jupiter. I was like 'WOAH WTF IT DOES HAVE RINGS!"

[ericco79]

@fudgebucket55 I did the exact same thing years ago! I was trying to line my finderscope up so I picked the brightest "star" I saw. As I focused in I saw rings and my first thought was "A UFO???", then I realized WOAH! Saturn! on Accident no less!

[JEmmaU2DMCP]

que tipo de telescopio tienes?

a que zoom o a cuantos x lo estas viendo?

[sdfrt8]

lucky

[P34V3Y7]

how much does a telescope like that cost?

[BritneyAddicted4EVA]

@P34V3Y7 a lot :)

Good telescopes are usually over 2000 dollars.

[parusatereatsnuts]

@BritneyAddicted4EVA Actually no, large aperture SCT's are.

[dengekitomato]

Aw Saturn looks soo cute..

[GANGSTAELPASO]

wow you guys are faggots lol

[duane403]

i live on tyton

[darkdyaz2]

everytime i see saturn footage it looks unreal i cannot explain myself how that rings looks in a close view

[YellowBricks1234]

How on earth do you find them?!

[radiantracoon]

@YellowBricks1234 use a program like stellarium or get a planisphere and it tells you where they are in the sky. But Saturn is very bright so you can see it without a telescope and then you just line up your telescope.

[1andrewman1]

was it hard to find?

[mitchellymt1]

That is just amazing !

[mickeysautodetailing]

I've always heard this... you have to have sun reflection and a bad ass telescope....

[mickeysautodetailing]

Saturn's rings are not visible from earth...

[19raghu]

Which Country do u live in?????? I dont understand how to find saturn....I cant understand how to use streallium.......Please help me.....I live in india.....in Mumbai....Please tell me how and where can I find saturn??

[VacantPistol]

Jees, that looks so freaky, thanks for posting.

[nickharvey7]

Neat image of Saturn!!

[farley92569]

i got a meade focal point 800/f10, what lense do i need to see that, or closer

[farley92569]

meade ds2000 series

[nataliaisuglyandfea]

how long did it took you to focus it

[daconmiked]

how much does this telescope cost . could you see far out as neptune with this?

[vwlover94]

do you live the southern hemisphere?

[Astrovideo]

No. About 42 degrees N.

[daconmiked]

@Astrovideo can you see neptune or uranus with your telescope or are they to far

[19raghu]

@daconmiked nooo U cant...can only bee seen with very big telescopes......they are verrry far....even if u see u cant see thier details...just a blue ball(with verrry big tlescopes)

[AfghanCommando]

@Astrovideo

Hey Man How Much Your Telescop Cost?

Awesome Telescop

[eMinity]

hi. just a simple question to ask u. did you zoom in to the image with your camera?

[Astrovideo]

I used a telescope. Therefore, no need for "zooming".

[Astrovideo]

To figure out magnification (power) divide the focal length of the scope (in milimeters) by the focal length of the eyepiece (in milimeters). I THINK the ETX is 400mm. Divide that by the 9.97 eyepiece = 40.12 magnigication. I shot this at about 200 magnification.

[harrypotter720]

ok i have 2 questions :)

1. i have resently bought a TASCO model no. 49060700 refractor telescope. Its FL is 700mm and its diameter is 60mm. the scope came with an 25 mm , 10 mm, and an sr 4 mm eyepiece plus a 1.5 X erecting eypiece and a 3 X barlow lens. Can i see jupiter or saturn with this telescope and if yes, what eyepiece should i use?

2. Lol this might be a stupid question but where can i find mars, jupiter and venus in the night sky? Thanks :P

[capricious71]

Re question 2, download "Stellarium". Excellent freeware.

[harrypotter720]

tnx for the reply :PP

[DanRaccoon]

@frogman7575 you're still a c**t

[DanRaccoon]

@frogman7575 this is the laziest troll attempt I have ever seen. you sire, are a sad bastard.

[guitarspring]

can u see this with a 9.97 mm doubled?

[Astrovideo]

You can try, but you'd need near-perfect seeing conditions. For my scope (2000mm focal length) and my seeing conditions, a doubled 9.97 would be too much power.

[guitarspring]

ok thnx

[Astrovideo]

Seeing conditions (turbulent atmosphere).

[ollecarlsson]

your CCD cant be that bad, so.... its "bad" mirrors making that blur? just curious, I know alots about photography an shit but am just about to rock on with astro stuff......

[pegasus980]

how do you spot a planet in the sky without a telescope. its like so small. or do you just look through you telescope hoping to find a planet?

[jamieball]

You can easily spot Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, and Mars with the naked eye. Usually a star will appear to "flicker" while the planets tend to be a steady light. Also checking an almanac or astronomy website will tell you when are the best times to view objects from your location.

[pegasus980]

but i thought it was the atmosphere of earth that caused the light from the star to flicker so wont the atmosphere affect the light from the planets too?

[pegasus980]

what happens to the light when it travels a great distance? does the photons get weaker or something?

[sl9guitar]

yes

[lostunsunghero]

depends on what you mean by "great distance" are we talking distances within our solar system? if so than nothing would happen to the photon but if we are talking distances which involve between us and the "edge" of the universe than photons become microwaves hence the term "background microwave radiation"

[ophib88]

i always thought that stars flicker because planets (in the star's solar system) passes in front of them

[jamieball]

Maybe you're right.. all I know is that with what I've read.. most people say that stars flicker and planets don't.. (with the naked eye)

[spacerocks1234]

yeah thats right thats how i found jupiter, i thought it was venus but then a week later i realised it was jupiter lmao

[08RyanC08]

I saw Saturn last night.The rings were edge-on with my point of view so I couldn't see much detail on the rings. I saw it through 167x power, Saturn is truly a sight everyone should see.

[DannyW]

Nice, I was looking at Saturn myself tonight :)

[bigabefree]

i use a celestron 130 nexstar and can not see saturns rings, what do i need to see the rings

[dartplayer170]

You should be able to see them with a 130mm objective. The rings are straight on righ now so you will only see a ball with a line going through it. I can see it with a 90mm refractor.

[x0xDarthWyylokx0x]

wow. i thought you would only see a squashed blur but the rings are amazingly visible!

[819718]

The planet, made up almost entirely of hydrogen, is lighter than water.. Dropped into an ocean big enough to contain it's 75 000-mile diameter, it would float like a colossal yellow sponge ball.

[moviemakers97]

I got a question.

Can i see saturn good with a 4,5 inch telescope?

[Chrisjr2007]

YES

[Puzzoozoo]

I remember the first time I saw Saturn, the emotional feeling just can't be described.

[marcelkade]

Yes, you're right! I first saw it about two weeks ago through my telescope. It's so fascinating to search for it and suddenly you see it!

[Larzabeth]

@Puzzoozoo Yes! The first time I saw Saturn through a telescope I cried because it was so amazing and beautiful.

[cindyaniston]

oh my, its so beautiful

[jhokulet0927]

its fake where is the stars

[dreamer07079]

Have you ever actually used a telescope?

I had my first experience last night, and I was expecting to see all these stars, etc, but amazingly, the brightest object that you're looking at seems to take over the viewing plane. I saw Saturn through a telescope last night, and it looked JUST like this video. Maybe try it out next time before you post.

[gangman46]

you cant always see them you know when u r looking at one object

[sandiegoreal]

It's not fake. This is what it looks like. I don't know why so many people say that, but it's real.

[theflonert]

I got like the same detail you got and i zoomed in 175x times. And i got 700mm and i can use barlows and get 525 wonder how that would look like :).

[Ramsez]

700mm w000t

[jimmygman01]

nice shot maite! i was using 180X last night, (march 2nd, 2009) and saturns rings edge-on looked spectacular with two side moons.

im only using a celestron 114mm, 4.5" newtonian reflector. focal length 900,.. However your shots are a tad bit clearer when it comes to clouds:P....Im up here near montreal quebec, what part of the world are u filming from dude?

your shots are so nice man, hopefully I bump my telescope up to 220X soon:Plol

I dont have much aperture left homie!

[bigabefree]

i have a celestron nextar 130, and i look at saturn and see no rings, do i need a better eyepiece

[1234qwerty09]

cool

[Astrovideo]

No. I used about 200x

[gangman46]

what focal length? or aperture?

[Astrovideo]

The focal length of the scope is 2000 mm. Aperature is 8" (203mm).

[1234qwerty09]

will i see as good as that with my 155x telescope?

[Ahmidsviper]

how much of magnification you have to see this clear

cuz i dont have a telescope but i have a binocular will be able to see?

[Astrovideo]

You won't get this view with binoculars.

[1234qwerty09]

will i see as good as that with my 155x telescope?

[kenozd]

nice...sto mislis da je bolje uzeti Meade LX90(10") ili LX200(8")...i koja je razlika izmedu njih..posto je LX90 jeftiniji puno, iako je veci, od LX200...

[magget16]

i find it so hard to contemplate that it is real, and we are in space. though i know the video is real of course.

[sporefan2000]

i have had my telesope only for two days and ive seen comets supernovas all of jupiters moons iceburgs of neptune the red dot of jupiter star clusters galaxys and all the planets have you no dident thinks so

[Spaceisneat]

you're silly

[GamerAlex1337]

Neptune doesnt have iceburgs, its made of gas, if you saw a supernova so would everyone else...probably in the daytime as the next one is so near it will look about as big as the moon during the day... and comets move too fast to be seen with most telescopes.

You, sir, are a fool.

[wolflover8012]

i know sporefan2000 is a noob lol 1 neptune does not have iceburgs and supernova to bright every one would see it and pretty much all u said

[sporefan2000]

thats great but i've seen closer and i also have seen every planet including.The ice caps of mars the rings of saturn so close up and the red dot on Jupiter. bucause my telescope is a celestrom astromaster130 but your vid is amazing

[Pingletons]

Well, this telescope he is using is much, much better than yours.

[jaspertodd]

Are you 4 real?A AstroMaster130 over a Meade LX90 8"?His scope is way better then your Astromaster.Astromaster130=Ape­rture130mm and focal 650mm compared to a Meade LX90 = Aperture 8 inch,focal 2000mm f/10 =AWSOME!!I would die to have his scope.Thanks 4 the vid.

[Spaceisneat]

Celestrom... you so funny.

[Astrovideo]

Meade LX90. 8"

[UFailedAgain]

what kind of telescope was that? mirror diameter?

[Astrovideo]

Since I used the camera in place of the eyepiece, I can't calculate exact magnification. However, I estimate that the camera gave me an equivelant of about 225x.

[LarrytheShlarp]

What magnification is this?

[wagnertasos]

About the far away planets like pluto,neptune and uranus they r just too far away and even with proffesional scopes they appear like small dots especially pluto.

[bigDrocks]

Hey Wagnertasos, pluto is not a planet

[chrislovessum1]

fake.

the earth is spinning really fast,

and saturn is so far away, that you will have to be moving your camera so you can keep up with it.

[applemacattack]

haha - nonsense!

[chrislovessum1]

seriously, keep looking and in another video,it actually show it.

[mistermuffin420]

dude, the mount prob has a motor. how do u think amateure astronomers take multiple 10+ minute exposures?

[08cz2]

Not a whole lot you can see, I'm going to buy something better than thuis crap

[RJL738]

Saturn is in fact more than 850 times the size of the Earth.

[darthvadervideos]

it looks like a eye haha

[simsfanxlx]

wooow dudes awsumm xx

[ciszu2]

How it is telescope

[kensane]

That's pretty good quality despite the atmosphere's distortion.

[spinners123]

is that CBS in space

[wasanga456]

scary telescope u should aim at the sun and record it

[Astrovideo]

This is a good oppertunity to bring up the number one safety rule in astronomy: Never point your telescope at the sun without a proper filter in place. Otherwise you can loose your eyesight.

[kensane]

I think he was being a smartass there...

[hatesquests]

like instantly lose your sight at first view?

[Astrovideo]

Yes.

[alltruth969]

what kind of telescope did you use for this view of saturn a reflector or a refractor? and what was the power 660x?

[Astrovideo]

Read the discription. It's a Meade LX90. The chip on the camera brough the effective power to about 200x.

[wasanga456]

is this crap FAKE!! tell me somone!! is it real!?!? or fake?!*i know nothing about telescopes*

[AlexxVai]

It's real alright

[WeirdoWithABeirdo84]

It's real, you can see Saturn and especially Jupiter even with low power telescopes.

[zart3k]

maaan the planet Saturn is so amazing great !!! =)

[latina7meno]

good!! i like it

[DarkKnight1408]

DANG! I wish I had a telescope that could see the whole solar system!! What?! A guy can dream can't he?

[sammylojax]

You can, but youd have to get a scope at least 8" in aperture to be able to see Pluto

[amba060]

so how much would some thing like that cost?

[MRpoopsniff]

most likely over $500

[kyronepee]

hey im from gibraltar this is realy cool i got a telescope but am not aloud to use it until next saturday

[BIGFACE08]

hey guys how good is dis telescope Celestron 900/114 Powerseeker 675x im getting it it will be my first telescope

[roidjuicer]

you need a better telescope, but good for you.

[SodomizeBabies]

Thats amazing, what magnification was the scope?

[n4tti1c3]

That the best I could tell is at 120 times 120x and maybe a 5 inch scope. I have a 3 inch scope and Saturn is a bit smaller looking than that at 90x or 90 times magnification.

[DuMyth]

Funny thing is.. if look at it from a bidimensional perspective.. it looks like an eye :D

[nick141166]

Thanks Astrovideo! Excellent videos of the planets, keep them coming :)

[VTTR182]

can someone tell me how we find saturn in the night?Cuz I'm not always sure if something is a planet or not.I'v already found it by mistake though.

[notimelikenow08]

If you go to Astronomy dot com, They have this thing called StarDome and you can set your location and time of day, and it will show you where everything is in the sky. Its pretty cool. I just used it like an hour ago and found Saturn for the first time.

[jians5]

Go download WinStars. It's so easy to use, and has great features.

Last night Saturn was night next to Regulus in the constellation Leo. It's the brightest 'star' there. Even with the naked eye, you can almost make out the rings. With binoculars, you can see it quite easily. It depends where you are, but for me (Southern Ontario, CA) I could see it at 9:00pm until it set at about 3:30am.

[thisiscrazy4]

i have a 6 inch parabolic reflector with 650 mm focal length. i was looking at saturn but it was really small..like i could see the rings. it didnt even look that big with a 3x barlow. i was using a 10mm lens at the time. is this normal?? cause i was rreading about my scope and it said that I could see saturn the size of the moon in my telescope..but it definitely doesnt

[retta2587]

ok dumb question, but can you REALLY see Saturn like that through a telescope???? I'm blown away if you can! lol

[jackn1969]

Saturn would look better than this through the same telescope (an 8 inch scope?) as you can snap it clearer into focus, go see it sometime:-)

[kaoruneko16]

Yeah, you can see it like this, but clearer, since youtube messes up the quality, etc.

[n4tti1c3]

yeah you can but i recommend a 5 inch sscope or better.

[OntZ]

would i be able to see saturn like this through a 90mm achromat refractor?

[ash160]

wot telescope did u use for this?

and what eye piece, did u use a barlows?

ive just got an etx90 can i see it with that?

[Astrovideo]

Scope: LX-90. No eyepiece. Used the AVA PlanetCam instead. You can see Saturn with your ETX90

[ash160]

wich eye piece to use. do u need a barlows?

[Astrovideo]

One that gives you around 200 power. To calculate power, divide focal length of scope (mm) by eyepiece size (mm). So if your scope is 1000 mm divided by a 5 mm eyepiece = 200. Find out the focal length of your scope.

[ash160]

i dont understand how to work out the focal stuff.

in not sure wot the focal lenth is for a etx90. and the eye pieces i got go from 22mm to 36mm i think

[Astrovideo]

A simple Google search tells me your scope is 1250 mm. 1250 divided by a 6 mm eyepiece equals around 208 power. Use a 6 mm eyepiece.

You can use a bigger one if you want. Try the one you have first.

[ash160]

sorry i do have a 6mm.

wot kinda image will that give me?

is a 6mm good for mars?

i tryed a 20mm and it just looks like a large red star

[Astrovideo]

For your scope, a 6mm is good for all planets. If mars looked like a blob, there could be a hundred reasons why. Try Saturn.

[ash160]

i would imagin mars just looked like a star due to the size of the planet.

if the weather says good ill try 2 nite

[xxthinkpinkxx94]

how the freak did u manage to see saturn!

thats amazing

whats the furthest planet you can see?

plz tell me someone

[Astrovideo]

You can see all the way to pluto. You can even see beyond the solar system (nebulas, star clusters, etc.) AND you can even see beyond our Milky Way galaxy to other galaxies! Isn't astronmy fun?

[xxthinkpinkxx94]

OMG REALLY ALL THE WAY TO PLUTO?? CAN U PUT A VIDEO OF PLUTO ON HERE?

yea astronomy is fun lol im 13 and i want to be an astronaut, evryone laughs when i tell them that but i think space is amazing