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Object Saturn
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Observer Trevor Barry
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Comments: Imaged Saturn July 16th in good seeing, have most excellent depth of detail across all wavelengths. The 685nm IR data very well resolves the North polar vortex and vertices of the hexagon. The IR nicely resolves the concentric banding within the north polar collar as does also the R data. I note a bright ripple impinging into the thin dark band, which is the evolved remnant of the 2010 GWS event, or maybe a better description would be the NTB at approx Lat+47.3 L3 110.4. I also note a bright spot within the North polar collar at approx Lat+63.3 L3 122.9 this is resolved in IR but best seen in R. I note a bright spot in the EZ visible in IR and R data at approx Lat-5.5 L1 61.6. All data resolves at least two ripples on the edge of the EZ impinging up into the NEB. Also of interest is the very thin bright streak in the NEB very near the edge of the EZ and parallel with it, the deviation of this feature as it passes over the largest amplitude ripple is well seen. Previously through this apparition this bright streak has been seen to mostly follow the largest of the ripples but now it seems to extend considerably further across the planet.

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Observation 1
Feature(s) N/A
Filter(s) rgb
Date 2020-07-16 15:07:00
Julian day 2459047.1298611113
System I 37.091534°
System II N/A
System III 126.38756°
Illumination 100.0%
Phase angle 0.5°
Solar longitude 4.6°
Eq. diameter 18.39″
Derotation 0.0 min