Saturn & family
When I pointed my scope at Saturn at the evening of the first May 2007 I was kindly
surprised to see 5 of the Saturnian moons all on one side of the planet!
From left to right and with their magnitude: Titan(M8.4), Iapetus (M10.6), Rhea
(M9.8), Dione (M10.5) & Thetys (M10.3).
For sketches of planets I mostly use Orthoscopic’s, for this one I used the 4mm wich
gave me 250x power.
The sketch was done on standard A4 printerpaper with a template of Saturn printed on
it. I then scanned it and added a grey background and the 5 moons in Microsoft
Paint.
Sketched on the 1st May 2007 from my home in Bornem, Belgium. I used my 8” f/5 dob
at 250x through a 4mm University Optics Ortho eyepiece.
Kris Smet
Kris,
Excellent sketch of Saturn and its brightest moons. A sketch is the only way to capture this kind of view.
Wonderful!
This is a really great drawing of Saturn and its moons. It really conveys that special feeling I cannot really put my finger on!
I like it!