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Planet in the Northern Hemisphere
    #8596522 - 07/05/08 02:25 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Does anybody know what planet I keep seeing in the southern sky from around 11pm-5am... Is is Jupiter or Saturn?

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Re: Planet in the Northern Hemisphere [Re: meatwodd7600]
    #8596526 - 07/05/08 02:29 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Jupiter.  Saturn sets earlier than that this time of year.

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Re: Planet in the Northern Hemisphere [Re: DieCommie]
    #8596531 - 07/05/08 02:34 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Thanks... Was thinking about setting up my reflector telescope and checking it out but Im too damn lazy..

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Re: Planet in the Northern Hemisphere [Re: meatwodd7600]
    #8596535 - 07/05/08 02:42 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

How big is it?  Mine is small, the smallest you can get 4.5inch.  It is also a catadioptric meaning it doesnt have a parabolic mirror it has a spherical mirror and a correcting lens.  Basically, its an old POS.  Still, I can see the rings of saturn, but not the cassini gap and I can see two red bands on juipter.

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Re: Planet in the Northern Hemisphere [Re: DieCommie]
    #8596539 - 07/05/08 02:46 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Mines a 6" I belive mine is a neutonian reflector

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Re: Planet in the Northern Hemisphere [Re: meatwodd7600]
    #8596543 - 07/05/08 02:51 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Mine is just a shitty $100 jobie.. but I can see the cassini gap.  Its really pretty amazing what a hundred dollar bill can buy these days..  I also like looking at the Orion nebulae  and jupiters moons with it..

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Re: Planet in the Northern Hemisphere [Re: meatwodd7600]
    #8596548 - 07/05/08 03:04 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

I dont think i can see a messier object with my telescope.

The moderator here diploid has taken some amazing pictures with a scope, maybe he will post them.

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Re: Planet in the Northern Hemisphere [Re: DieCommie]
    #8596552 - 07/05/08 03:08 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

That would be nice...

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Re: Planet in the Northern Hemisphere [Re: DieCommie]
    #8610824 - 07/09/08 12:11 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

I can guarantee that there are some Messier objects you can see with it. Several of them are visible to the naked eye. A good one to start with would be the Pleiades (M45). The Orion Nebula (M42) is also visible to the naked eye.

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