"Nice to see them pay attention to the sky during the Olympics. Might do more to get the public into - or at least introduced - to astronomy than just about anything else."

Oh, it made me gasp in happiness while I was trying not to blink. LOL The camera then moved a bit to the left and zoomed back... saw the moon and skii track. Son, saw it with me and he said, "WOW". :)

"Of course now I have to wonder how many people think if they can aim their cameras at the Saturn, they'll see such a clear magnified image?"

I've wondered about that. Once in a while they will get a fabulous shot of the full moon during a football game/etc. You can see well lit features, spiked hills, marias... as if you were watching through a scope. Very sharp and steady.

"I wonder what kind of instrument and power they were using? How big did Saturn look? Could you see atmosphere bands and ring divisions?"

JLK, you could see the tilt of the rings, where the sun was shing them the most, the shadow of the rings and hints of yellow orange, I kid you now. I'd love to say that I saw the Cassini division, but just when I was about to focus further, they/he/she moved the camera away and Saturned looked over-exposed. It was a glorious site to see on television... a first. :) I hope that others that saw it appreciated it as well.

Exactly, what kind of lense, et al are they using????

Now everytime I see the medals I'll think of Saturns rings. LOL

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