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Saturn Image 2009/03/05(UT)
阿久津弘明
Christopher Go,Carl Roussell
H.Akutsu,Christopher Go,C.Roussell

Hiroaki Akutsu(280mm Newtonian)
久しぶりに晴れました。光軸が少しずれていました。

≪北海道旭川市  阿久津弘明≫

Christopher Go (Celestron C11)
Condition was good this evening. Seeing was not perfect though because of the northerly wind.
Note that the ring of Saturn is getting brighter. The Seelinger effect is starting and will peak on opposition night on the 8th of this month. You can see the difference between ring brightness from the image 2 days ago.
There is another Tethys transit this evening. Tethys and it's shadow just north of the ring. The band detail is also excellent.

[Christopher Go : Cebu Philippines]
Carl Roussell(150mm F8 refractor)
2009/03/05 8:37 UT
15cm f/8 RR,  200x-300x
IL, W23A, W58, W38
See: 4/10  Trans: 3, Haze
CM1=217 CM2=224 CM3=76
B=-2.5 B'=-2.4

[ Carl Roussell : Cambray Canada]

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