Howdy all; I recognized many years ago that there was a short period in twilight = when the seeing was excellent and if there was a bright planet near the = zenith some good views could be had during that window of time. So, I held the door open with a chair and rolled back the roof of the observatory to let it cool off once the ball of the Sun had gone over = the horizon. The temperature in Phoenix was all the way down to 97 degrees = F, a nice evening for observing in shorts and a T shirt. Once I saw several first magnitude stars to align the Nexstar 8 and get ready to track the ringed planet. Once I had it in a low power field, I = saw that it was indeed a night with stable air and raised the power to 267X = with a 7.5mm Lanthanum eyepiece. Cassini's division was easy and the rings = were their usual magnificent self. There was (is) a small dark marking in = the south equatorial belt, it is subtle but there is an elongated grey area within that belt wrapping around the ball of Saturn. A light blue = filter does enhance its contrast somewhat. Rhea and Hyperion at further from the bright planet and so are the first = of be seen as it starts getting darker. After a little dark adaptation, = Dione and Tethys appear, in closer to the rings. I am certain that Titan is around, I didn't make the map from Sky Map Pro wide enough to find it. So, I sat and just took in the view for 5 minutes or so after writing a = few notes and then returned to the eyepiece. I felt a cool breeze and even though I enjoyed the outdoor air conditioning, I could watch as the = seeing degraded to the usual mediocre view I see on most nights. But, it was worth it....Saturn always is. =20 In the movie "Citizen Kane", the aging Kane lies on his death bed remembering a happy time and speaks "Rosebud". I think I will probably whisper "Saturn". Clear Skies to us all; Steve Coe -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.