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Saturn Image 2010/12/17(UT)
鈴木 隆,小澤徳仁郎,杉本雅信,米山誠一,内藤峰夫,瀧本郁夫
David Gray,Donald C Parker,Paul G. Abel,Daniel Chang,Frank J Melillo
T.Suzuki,D.Gray,Don,T.Kozawa,M.Sugimoto,S.Yoneyama,M.Naitou,I.Takimoto,P.Abel,D.Chang,Frank

Takashi Suzuki (180mmMakustov Casegrain)
シーイングが悪く180xの眼視では白斑は確認できませんでしたが画像処理後に何とか確認できました。

[Takashi  Suzuki  (Hachiouji-City Tokyo  Japan)]
≪東京都八王子市  鈴木  隆≫

David Gray (415mm Dall-Kirkham)
Still not quite caught the bright NTrZ spot; but the second drawing shows it coming into view - just in time before the sky became too bright. Minor darker regions on the NEB - both drawings.

[David Gray: Spennymoor Co. Durham,United Kingdom]
Donald C Parker(16-in (41cm) Newtonian)
The storm is brilliant and appears to continue to expand eastward.
It was less conspicuous in NIR (image to follow) and not visible in methane.


I was unable to obtain UV images, since the seeing deteriorated severely.




[ Donald C Parker Coral Gables,Florida U.S.A]

Kozawa Tokujiro(315mm Newtonian)

(Kozawa Tokujiro : Hachiouji-City Tokyo Japan)
≪小澤徳仁郎:東京都八王子市≫

Masanobu Sugimoto (200mm Newton)

≪茨城県つくば市 杉本雅信≫

Seiichi Yoneyama(248mm Newton)
シーイングが悪くボケた画像ですが、
例の白斑は微かに写りました。

≪神奈川県横浜市  米山誠一≫

Mineo Naitou(280mm SC)

[M.Naitou:千葉県 流山市]

Ikuo Takimoto (310mm Newtonian)
少し早く起きて、土星の白斑を見てみた。白斑が狼煙のように見える。1990年に発生
した白斑もびっくりだったが、今回も見事!!

[Ayauta-gun Kagawa-Prefecture Japan]
≪香川県  綾歌郡  瀧本郁夫≫

Paul G. Abel(203mm reflector)
Here is my first observation of Saturn for the new apparition,and what an
apparition it promises to be with a new very bright white spot.  I made this
drawing at 0449UT on Friday morning having been up all night drawing various
lunar craters.  Seeing was average or less (AIII-IV),but still it is lovely to
have Saturn back in our skies!

The planet itself again appears to have the same muted surface features as last
year.  The NEB(N) seemed to be the darkest feature and the belts in the northern
hemisphere seem to be a bluish gray colour.  A white spot can be found just near
to the proc. limb.  I have to say I thought the NPR were also fairly dark- there
may well have been a NPC present,but I am far from certain.

The rings have now opened up nicely up,and the CD was fairly prominent,as was
the C-Ring.  A nice start to the new apparition.  Damian,have you unpacked your
telescope yet?!

[Paul G. Abel:Leicester:United Kingdom]

Daniel Chang (180mm Mewlon)(254mm SCT)

[Daniel Chang : Hong Kong]

Frank J Melillo(254mm SC)

[Frank J Melillo  Holtsville NY U.S.A]

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