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Observation reports - Northwich ...

Reading about other people's experiences at the eyepiece of a telescope often inspires us to view the glory of the night sky. Go forth and explore ...!

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22/05/07 - Occultation of Saturn

I hope like me, people got a good view of the recent occultation. I had some very annoying high thin cloud to contend with but managed to see the full occultation using my 8 inch reflector. About half an hour before the start I found that Saturn was very difficult to spot even with the Moon as a guide. I haven't seen Saturn in daylight before so found it fascinating to observe visually. After the occultation I experimented with my small Olympus camera held up to the eyepiece.

I took many shots, but a couple turned out nicely. To view the image click here.

Tim J Leese
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The bright twilight nights are slowly giving way to darker skies and the prospect of revealing a little-known nightly sight. Away from the towns and cities, the Milky Way will soon be glimpsed meandering through the constellation of Cygnus. This river of stars was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians ... Nowadays, especially when we approach the end of Summer, it's astronomers that turn their gaze skyward and praise the sight of a myriad of stars arching high above them.

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