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Object | Saturn |
Image type | image |
File size | 174.0 KB |
URL | s2021-08-08_14-17_polar_tba.png |
Observer | Trevor Barry |
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Comments: Imaged Saturn August 8th in good seeing, have very good data across all wavelengths covering 1 1/2 hours of Saturn rotation. Have well resolved small scale detail from the pole to the edge of the ring shadow. Highlights of the 685nm IR data include, a small bright polar spot at approx Lat+72.1 L3 42.6 along with a mid latitude bright spot at approx Lat+30.3 L3 4.9. There is considerable detail and structure resolved within the EZ including a quite eye catching prominent bright spot with well defined dark features immediately preceding and following it at approx Lat+6.8 L1 342.2. There are strings of bright spots and I have marked some of the more prominent examples at approx Lat+0.7 L1 322.2 and Lat+1.7 L1 340.2 The R channel data also well resolves the polar bright spot while the R and RGB data well resolve the EZ structure. The R channel data also resolves another bright EZ spot at approx Lat+.6 L1 319.8 while the G channel data well resolves the mid latitude bright spot. The 685nm IR and RGB animations well present the EZ structure.
Observation 1 | |
Feature(s) | N/A |
Filter(s) | polar |
Date | 2021-08-08 14:17:00 |
Julian day | 2459435.095138889 |
System I | 345.47556° |
System II | N/A |
System III | 35.734993° |
Illumination | 100.0% |
Phase angle | 0.6000000238418579° |
Solar longitude | 16.4° |
Eq. diameter | 18.51″ |
Derotation | 0.0 min |