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Object Saturn
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URL s2020-10-21_10-19-30_ir_tba.png
Observer Trevor Barry
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Comments: Imaged Saturn October 21st in very ordinary seeing, have only 685nm IR data. The North polar vortex and vertices of the hexagon are surprising well resolved considering the conditions. Some of the concentric linear structure just inside the NPR is resolved and best seen in the IR animation. The animation reveals the long lived fast moving dark spot / bright spot combination at approx +64 degrees which is preceded by another thin bright band.

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Observation 1
Feature(s) N/A
Filter(s) ir
Date 2020-10-21 10:19:30
Julian day 2459143.929861111
System I 44.024754°
System II N/A
System III 130.21028°
Illumination 99.8%
Phase angle 5.699999809265137°
Solar longitude 7.5°
Eq. diameter 16.56″
Derotation 0.0 min