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Saturn Image 2005/12/11(UT)
Ralf Vandebergh,Christophe Pellier
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First result of an observing session on Dec 11 in good seeing conditions.
10 inch  N& Philips ToUcam PCVC750k @ f/27 RGB)


One of the best results of  the session 2005/12/11 Saturn.Time: 02:50 UTC
There are beautiful colors and color differences visible in all the
bands and zones.10 inch Newtonian & Philips ToUcam PCVC750k @f/27 RGB)


Dec 11, bewtween 02:45 and 02:54 UTC


I attach a further image of my Saturn Dec 11 session, taken at 03:09 UTC
  10 inch Newtonian /ToUcam PCVC750k in color optimized rawmode f/30...RGB)
  / Seeing: fair to good.


MessageObservation of  Encke-devision on Dec 11, 03:10 UTC
10 inch Newtonian & Philips ToUcam PCVC750k rawmode@f/30--RGB)


I was looking through my Saturn images of the last apparition and found in images of December 11 an interesting trio 
of dark spots which seem to appear at the SEBs edge,see animations.The middle of the 3 seems the biggest spot.
Who has  similar observations?
The time of the images must have been around  03:10 UTC.




  I was looking through my Saturn images of the last apparition and found in images of December 11 an interesting trio 
  of dark spots which seem to appear at the SEBs edge,see animations.The middle of the 3 seems the biggest spot.
  Who has  similar observations?
  The time of the images must have been around  03:10 UTC.


Here is a set of additional processings which show a better view of these spots.It appears that the 3th spot seems more
a bright bay with the SEBs.Maybe, the features are actually mixed dark and bright features, just as visible in some (old)drawings
with large telescopes.Only, according to publications,the biggest activity of dark spots should be generally at the 
equator-side (SEBn) of the SEB. I'm certainly curious what the comming apparition will bring....

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