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I also remember the first time I managed to see Saturn through my own telescope. It took forever to get it in frame, and I wasn't even sure what I was looking

I also remember the first time I managed to see Saturn through my own telescope. It took forever to get it in frame, and I wasn't even sure what I was looking for until I finally centered it. I knew it was brighter than the other stars and that it was probably a planet but not sure which one it was. Finally got it in frame and focused, saw the rings and jumped up and down exclaiming "it's Saturn, it's Saturn!". I was super excited and kept having to readjust the telescope because of Earth's rotation as it moved out of frame. It was great night with my family and they still remember it to this day.

nirui 6y ago
I know, right? All that aiming and panning is part of the experience which makes the fun. To someone who don't have it before, we're basically looking at a blur dot slightly larger than a peanut. But when you do it yourself, the memory you'll receive is priceless. I strongly recommend everybody try it out when they have chance.
hoseja 6y ago
It's kinda crazy to realize how annoyingly fast the Earth is actually spinning at the Saturn-viewing zoom level.