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Object Saturn
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URL s2023-12-30_10-05_ir_tba.png
Observer Trevor Barry
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Comments: Imaged Saturn December 30th in v-good seeing which has produced the best December data I have ever recorded for Saturn with considerable depth of small scale detail resolved. Detail resolved in these data. A bright spot on the edge of the dark polar collar at approx Lat+65 L3 56 resolved in IR and R data. A series of bright ovals along the Southern edge of the NTrB at approx Lat+ 29.4 L3 18.6, Lat+29.5 L3 6.0 and lat+29.2 L3 354.5 resolved in IR and R data. A EZ bright spot at approx Lat+9.9 L1 144.7 resolved in IR and R data. A compact bright spot peeking out from the edge of the ring shadow at approx Lat-19.5 L3 18.0 resolved in IR and R data. A compact bright spot at approx Lat-30.3 L3 19.2 resolved in IR and R data. An elongated dark spot at approx Lat- 32.4 L3 64.7 resolved in IR and R data. A bright spot at approx Lat-37 l3 350.6 resolved in IR data.

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Observation 1
Feature(s) N/A
Filter(s) ir
Date 2023-12-30 10:05:00
Julian day 2460308.920138889
System I 87.02313°
System II N/A
System III 19.34605°
Illumination 99.8%
Phase angle 4.699999809265137°
Solar longitude 43.8°
Eq. diameter 16.11″
Derotation 0.0 min