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Hi, new user here - just got my first telescope.
I'm looking for a good place to view Saturn as there are too many trees and houses blocking my view from my garden! (and the parks are a bit iffy)
There are no night events planned this month... Do people tend to have ad hoc viewing sessions in Blackheath on clear nights?
Thanks
Posted : 03/07/2017 2:08 pm
Welcome to the Flamsteed forums!
We don't tend to schedule Blackheath observing events in the period June-August, as the nights don't get dark enough. Our next scheduled event will be in September.
That said, if you want to publicise an ad-hoc session here, please feel free to do so. I'm sure that one or two members will come along, depending on availability.
Saturn is very low in the sky - no more than 16 degrees at best - so you may struggle to get a decent view even on Blackheath. By all means give it a try, but don't expect spectacular results! Seeing conditions close to the horizon will make viewing difficult.
Posted : 03/07/2017 2:34 pm
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for the welcome. Looks like the prevailing wisdom is that I'm located at the wrong latitude! Saturn will be difficult for a few years coming, by which time the rings will no longer be facing us...
I'll give it a go if there's some way I can set up either on Blackheath or at Grove Park. Failing that, as I live near Stratford I'd go along to a session at Loughton.
Posted : 03/07/2017 3:19 pm
