Saturn's rings seen edge-on

Planet Saturn through my backyard Meade telescope with ring system nearly edge-on. Saturn's moons Titan and Dione captured on longer 3sec 'still' exposures via same digicam.

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• saturn
• edge-on
• rings
• meade
• backyard
• telescope
• moons
• titan
• dione

[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.

[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.

[Thejirka64]

Beautiful observatories. Perfect dome. Bye!

[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

[rastamaniakTHC]

how much power did you use?

[anuragt]

beautiful