Comments on: Saturn at Opposition http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:47:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Wolverine’s Den » Blog Archive » Jovial Reminder http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/#comment-139 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:49:15 +0000 http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/#comment-139 [...] With Saturn reaching opposition, it’s likely attracted the most observational attention of late. If you have the opportunity, though, Jupiter will make for a fine pre-dawn target this week. Look toward the Southeast in the hours before sunrise and you’ll see our largest planetary neighbor in the heart of the constellation Libra at -2 magnitude. If you’re able to set up the morning of February 2nd (with appropriate equipment of course, and conditions-permitting), you’ll be able to see Io (and the moon’s shadow) transit Jupiter’s surface. Io’s shadow will become visible at approximately 4:12 AM Eastern time, and the moon’s transit will begin at 5:27 AM ET. This should make for quite a sight, as the Great Red Spot will become visible as Io’s transit progresses. [...] […] With Saturn reaching opposition, it’s likely attracted the most observational attention of late. If you have the opportunity, though, Jupiter will make for a fine pre-dawn target this week. Look toward the Southeast in the hours before sunrise and you’ll see our largest planetary neighbor in the heart of the constellation Libra at -2 magnitude. If you’re able to set up the morning of February 2nd (with appropriate equipment of course, and conditions-permitting), you’ll be able to see Io (and the moon’s shadow) transit Jupiter’s surface. Io’s shadow will become visible at approximately 4:12 AM Eastern time, and the moon’s transit will begin at 5:27 AM ET. This should make for quite a sight, as the Great Red Spot will become visible as Io’s transit progresses. […]

]]> by: Wolverine’s Den » Blog Archive » New Views of Dione and Rhea http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/#comment-127 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:38:31 +0000 http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/#comment-127 [...] Don’t forget to head outside and take advantage of viewing Saturn at opposition — with enough aperture you should be able to make out both of the above moons in addition to their other orbiting neighbors. Sky & Telescope’s online edition offers this neat little java utility you can use to locate Saturn’s largest five moons (under good conditions, I’ve viewed as many as eight as eight of the satellites through my dobsonian). Also see S&T’s Saturn observing guide and this week’s Sky at a Glance. [...] […] Don’t forget to head outside and take advantage of viewing Saturn at opposition — with enough aperture you should be able to make out both of the above moons in addition to their other orbiting neighbors. Sky & Telescope’s online edition offers this neat little java utility you can use to locate Saturn’s largest five moons (under good conditions, I’ve viewed as many as eight as eight of the satellites through my dobsonian). Also see S&T’s Saturn observing guide and this week’s Sky at a Glance. […]

]]> by: Wolverine http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/#comment-124 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:28:23 +0000 http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/#comment-124 <a href="http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060127_night_sky.html" rel="nofollow">More here</a> on Space.com "You should take full advantage of this circumstance, because we won’t see the rings tipped 20 degrees or more to our line of sight again until the year 2014!" More here on Space.com

“You should take full advantage of this circumstance, because we won’t see the rings tipped 20 degrees or more to our line of sight again until the year 2014!”

]]> by: Wolverine http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/#comment-123 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:43:12 +0000 http://www.wolverinesden.org/2006/01/25/saturn-at-opposition/#comment-123 Agh. I forgot to include this link from Sky & Telescope: <a href="http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_304_1.asp" rel="nofollow">An observing guide to Saturn</a>. Agh. I forgot to include this link from Sky & Telescope: An observing guide to Saturn.

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