life inside the fence

2 am with coffee, dogs and Saturn

Zenji is feeling better this morning and woke me around 2 am.  She was hungry and that was a good sign, hopefully she'll be able to keep her food down.  She doesn't seem to have any discomfort and slept through the night (at least until 2 am) .  That's how this thing goes, a day or so of being miserable, not sleeping and throwing up and then back to normal.  I wish I knew what was going on with her. 

Since I was already up with the dogs, I thought about getting the telescope out since Saturn reached opposition around 1:45 am this morning.  However the sky was hazy, just enough to prevent any decent views of the ringed planet.  I'll try again tonight and hopefully the skies will be clear.

Currently Saturn can be found between the constellations of Pisces and Aquarius. Sky and Telescope has a interactive sky chart that can help pinpoint the location https://skyandtelescope.org/interactive-sky-chart/.  The inclination of the rings are edge on which makes viewing them difficult but with high powered binoculars or a small telescope you might catch a glimpse.

Take care,

Teresa, Zenji and CeeCee