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Saturn Image 2010/03/20(UT)

Christopher Go,Efrain Morales Rivera,Gerald Stelmack
Christopher Go,E.Morales,K.Ozaki,G.Stelmack

Christopher Go (Celestron C11)
It was mostly cloudy today. It cleared for a few minutes at around 9:45pm local time. It was enough to get a couple of shots of Saturn.
The rings are very bright now. This phenomenon is called the Seeliger effect or the Opposition effect. Saturn goes into opposition on March 21. This phenomenon can be seen a few days before and after opposition.
Note the dark red SEB. On the NEB,it is rather faint but the south of the NEB is very bright. Both poles are very dark.

[Christopher Go : Cebu Philippines]
Efrain Morales Rivera(300mm SC)
2010/03/20 04:29ut
LX200ACF 12 in. F25
DMK21AF04
PowerMate 2.5x
Astronomik LRGB
Seeing 8/10 8/10
Very Small dot a possible Storm? also visible in the green channel.

[Efrain Morales Rivera  Aguadilla:Puerto Rico]

Kimikazu Ozaki(420mm Rfd)

[Ki.Ozaki,Sobue Inazawa Aichi JAPAN]
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Gerald Stelmack(235 mm SC)
2010/03/20 (GS Sat-2010-03-20)   07:33 UT
CM1=241.5 CM2=215.2 CM3=329.8  Mag = 0.5  Dia = 19.4"
C9.25 (235 mm) DMK 21AF04.AS  Astronomik LRGB Type 2  Seeing: 6/10

[G.Stelmack : Canada]

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