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Saturn Image 2009/01/09(UT)

David Gray,Jean Jacques Poupeau,Anthony Wesley,Paulo Casquinha
D.Gray,J.J.Poupeau,Anthony,P.Casquinha

David Gray (415mm Dall-Kirkham)
Just time send this ('fresh from the telescope') before dashing off to work - c.4:20 a.m..
Shadow of Dione well seen; WinJupos showed that Enceladus' shadow was there at the start of the session (02:10 UT) but could not see it at all.
Some belt activity noted,and a light area in the f. STrZ seemed pretty definite - perhaps a discrete spot??
Rings looked fairly equal both sides: p ansa possibly slightly the brighter.
A quick last look at 03:58 U.T. gave the impression that the f. end of the STrZ spot was just past the CM - CM = 321 deg.

[David Gray: Spennymoor Co. Durham,United Kingdom]
Jean Jacques Poupeau (350mm Cassegrain)
with  Rhea,Tethys and shadow of Dione.

[Jean Jacques Poupeau : Pecqueuse France]

Anthony Wesley (332mm Newton)
poor seeing here this morning,but anyway I have 4 saturn images taken approx 10 minutes apart that show some details when combined into an animation.
(I know the images in the animation are reversed left-to-right,but the external single frame png files are not reversed).









[Anthony Wesley,Murrumbateman Australia]
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Paulo Casquinha (C14 355mmSC)
Seeing was good, Dione's shadow it's visible and the equatorial spot also,
more evident on the second image.
The satellite on the left is Rhea

(site: 38.567 N /8.933 W Alt 124 m)
[Paulo Casquinha Palmela,Portugal]
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