Hi Saturn Observers

Here is an observation from November 30th 2003. Due to clouds only two
images were obtained, 07:18 UT and 07:26 UT. The images show several spots
two at Southerly latitudes and perhaps two more on the S. edge of the SEB.
The sky was partly cloudy with periods of clear sky. The transparency was
very good 8/10, and seeing was variable to 6-8/10. No wind and moderate dew.
The temperature was cool in middle 40s F.

Ed Grafton, Houston Texas, ST5C CCD and a 14 inch f/11 Celestron SCT
Barlow Projection to f/27 aprox .21 arc seconds per pixel.
Image data:
Clear filter,  No IR  .25  seconds,  Edmunds filter
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[Ed Grafton, Houston Texas U.S.A.]

[Fattinnanzi Cristian :  Macerata ITALY]

here there is my last image.
Seeing was really 6/10 and I hope to find an 8-9/10 as soon as possible!
This Japan telescope is really fantastic!!!

Tak Mewlon 250 @F/42, Barlow Televue 3X, Vesta Pro, 917 frames staked.
Seeing:6/10, Trans:7-8/10, high humidity.
The encke division(or his shadow)is visible on the disk. The cassini division, in the avi-film, was very unstable because of seeing!
SEEINGはほとんど6/10だったがすぐに8-9/10ぐらいになったようだ。
この日本の望遠鏡は本当に素晴らしい。
ミューロン250　合成F42  ３×バーローレンズ  Vesta Pro, 917 frames
エンケの空隙が見えている。カツシニの空隙はAVI動画内でもシーイングでゆれていた。
[Raffaele Barzacchi , Lavagna(GE) Italy  Long +009ｰ23', lat +44ｰ17]

Finally an unexpected break has come here during a neverending cyclonic weather!
I just removed the dust from my scope...
Interesting to notice the 2 satellites in the same field of the CCD and
particulary at the same Saturn level of visualization!!! I never had
this oportunity except when I was stacking 2 different level images.


Dear all,
Here in Italy still impossible skies for the planetary imagery, so I decided to spend some
time with a new processing of the old images of mine.
As you can see, there are very small dark spots in the SEB across the CM and also a
"snake-like" dark segment crossing the disc above them. I'm not so sure it's noise,
but I can't either say anything else about those features.
So, any comment is suggested.
Thanks.
[Paolo R. Lazzarotti : Massa-City,Italy]

2003/11/30 23:15(UT)
Newton 505mm Feq. 8500
[Vittorio Amadori-Soiano del Lago-Italy]

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