Relaxed for a bit with the Questar last night. Got a quick glance at Jupiter before it set and then Saturn came up in the east. (Unsurprising.) As usual it was hauntingly beautiful, a golden orb in impossible balance, huge forces spinning in apparent tranquility on the frozen edge of the classical solar system. The air was still enough for me to use 350X. The Cassini Division was clear, a fine black line splitting the large ring system, and the Crepe Ring was visible as a slight smudge against the pale yellow of the planet's atmosphere. Three moons visible, with Titan showing as a tiny circle at that power.
Good job for the Questar, almost 60 years old, pushing a hundred power per inch. And these eyes, rather older.
Joe
Published on June 16, 2015 06:20