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spile said:
And just to the left is Saturn with a slightly orange tinge. Behind you is the very bright Jupiter and to the left of that lower down in the east is Mars. For completeness Neptune is to the left of Saturn and Uranus to the right of Jupiter. You can just see Mercury before sunrise too. I managed 7 planets and 8 moons a couple of nights ago.
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Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, the Moon, and which three others?
 
spile said:
Titan, Dione and Rhea or possibly Enceladus if I remember correctly from SkySafari.
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The rings are nearly edge on so the planet looks a little different from the typical images. I managed good views last night too despite poor seeing. Jupiter was ok but Mars and Venus were both spoilt by the atmospheric conditions.
 
spile said:
The rings are nearly edge on so the planet looks a little different from the typical images. I managed good views last night too despite poor seeing. Jupiter was ok but Mars and Venus were both spoilt by the atmospheric conditions.
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Whereas the night before last had great seeing and the belts of Jupiter were very sharp. After a few minutes observing I was able to see features on Mars.
 
Just received my brand new GSO 10" dob hopefully we'll get some clear sky later.

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Joxeon said:
Just received my brand new GSO 10" dob hopefully we'll get some clear sky later.

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Wow that's enormous (cue the...that's what she said).

I'd quite like to pick up a basic telescope, say £250-300 tops, Any recommendations? I've been reading a lot that says dobsonian's are the way to go but ideally want something more portable that can be packed away in the car on say, a trip to somewhere darker. I'm not sure what i'd realistically be able to see either, is there a good resource for seeing what you should be able to see with each telescope?
 
TNA said:
Seems like a good price. A used one I suppose?

If you can share some pics of what you see when using it, would be appreciated.

Not used my telescope in over a year now.
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Nah it was brand new although it was on a discount from £620.

I need to get a phone adaptor then I can take some video and stack it to see how it comes out.

I used to have a 60mm refractor as a kid so this bad boy will be quite the upgrade.
 
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Rexxar said:
Wow that's enormous (cue the...that's what she said).

I'd quite like to pick up a basic telescope, say £250-300 tops, Any recommendations? I've been reading a lot that says dobsonian's are the way to go but ideally want something more portable that can be packed away in the car on say, a trip to somewhere darker. I'm not sure what i'd realistically be able to see either, is there a good resource for seeing what you should be able to see with each telescope?
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I'd imagine you can pick up a decent 6inch Newtonian for that.
 
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