I Have a Meade 60AZ 700mm telescope i tried 25mm & 9mm eyepieces and a barlow lense and i catched saturn yesterday, i can see the planet and the rings around it but it looks white, i didn't see its true colour, how can i resolve this?
2007-04-02 03:04:45 · 6 answers · asked by aymology 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
you should be happy to see Saturn's ring in such a small scope :-) Generally, the universe is black&white in a small scope. Bright planets are slightly coloured (Saturn is yellowish, Mars is orange) but you never will see them as in books or magazines. Nebulas and galaxies are white even in bigger scopes (16''). More details on planets can be seen using color filters. For example, using an orange filter on Mars you can darken martian maria (they are blue-green and that colour is blocked by the filter). Nice colour images of the universe can be achieved only using a camera.
2007-04-03 07:04:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a monstoriously-larger scope...
Most of the problem is in your own eye, which, when dark-adapted, is relying mostly on your monochromatic rods rather than color-percieving cones. The larger the scope your're looking through, the brighter the image, and the brighter the image, the more perception will be via cones rather than rods.
I've seen Saturn thru a 16"er, and at that aperture, you can start seeing a little of the yellow if the magnification is low. And I've seen Mars thru the Hooker 60"er at Mt. Wilson, and even tho it's just a little white ball in my 6"er, it's very red through the Hooker.
2007-04-02 11:37:55 · answer #2 · answered by Gary H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bands on Saturn are not as apparent as those on Jupiter. A blue filter would make them easier to see.
2007-04-02 10:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can take a photocamera and some photofilters (on example, blue, red and green) .
After this you use one of filters and make photo of planet.
When you have their, you can make one colored photo using PC software (Adobe Photoshop, Corel or something else) by mixing channels.
I know, that the astronoms often make colored photos of distant objects by this way.
If you will get that photos by this way, you can give it to me :-)
2007-04-02 10:21:07 · answer #4 · answered by cpt. Star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's difficult to see the color bands on Saturn. If you have some eyepiece color filters, they will help.
2007-04-02 10:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it must b venus
2007-04-02 10:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by pokemon maniac 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋