Has anyone seen Mimas? Apparently, its magnitude is around 12.7 to 12.9 and revolves really close to Saturn (approx. 28 arcsec at its farthest distance from the ring according to my TheSky software). If you have seen it, which aperture did you use and did you have to wait until the ring was edged on?
Here's an article that I found.
http://www.njaa.org/current/astronotes/01/0203.html
However, since this article claims to require a 6-inch scope to view Enceladus, of which was bagged by my 4" TV-102 APO, I wonder how accurate the requirement this articles stated actually is in reality.
I believe Mimas might make a good practice observation prior to attempting Demos and Phoebos later this year. What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Ron B[ee]
Here's an article that I found.
http://www.njaa.org/current/astronotes/01/0203.html
However, since this article claims to require a 6-inch scope to view Enceladus, of which was bagged by my 4" TV-102 APO, I wonder how accurate the requirement this articles stated actually is in reality.
I believe Mimas might make a good practice observation prior to attempting Demos and Phoebos later this year. What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Ron B[ee]
