Nightspore Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I got lucky with my 127mm Mak' with a good hour up until transit. The Mak' had cooled for over two hours. I could see Titan and Rhea. The rings were very bright, possibly the Seeliger Effect as the opposition was at 18:02. Transit was 01:18 I believe. I started off at 123x with a Tak' 12.5mm ortho'. Eventually moving to a 10mm BCO (154x) and then a 9mm Bresser sixty degree 'Plossl' for a good 171x. I observed for over an hour with a mixture of no filter, a Baader Semi-APO, a Baader Neodymium and a Baader Single Polariser. So I'm a happy bunny. +Glafnazur, +RonC and +Streetbob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Streetbob Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I’m now going to have to find out what the Seeliger Effect is. Sounds like you had a good session. Nightspore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightspore Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 56 minutes ago, Streetbob said: I’m now going to have to find out what the Seeliger Effect is. Sounds like you had a good session. Plus I saw the Moon and Jupiter for a bit. The rings seemed unusually bright. Apparently the opposition surge can be seen several hours before and after opposition. tuckstar and +Streetbob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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