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Saturn Image 2023/10/16(UT)
村田孝昭
Clyde Foster,Chris Nuttall
C.Foster,T.Murata,C.Nuttall

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[Clyde Foster : Khomas,Namibia]

≪東京都  国立市  村田孝昭≫[Takaaki Murata: Tokyo Japan]

Average conditions only, however I was able to see the following details;
The Southern hemisphere was markedly bluer than the north.
There was some subtle banding in the southern hemisphere.
The equatorial zone was quite bright white-ish with a fine darker belt through it in the best moments of seeing.
The NEB appeared a rich terracotta, and was subtly split into NEBs and NEBs in the best moments.
The NTB was quite fine and only distinguishable for moments at a time.
A paler zone was visible just south of the NPR.
The NPR was a darker shade of brown than the other southern belts.
The rings appeared quite dark, darker than the disc of Saturn, as we are now long after opposition.
The C ring was visible against the black sky, and also visible crossing the disc, where it was quite dark with no trace of the planet showing through it.
The B ring was graduated in 3 bands, from dark at its inner edge, through mid grey, to pale at its outer edge.
The A ring may have shown a little variation in tone, but this was at the limit of visibility and it was essentially flat grey.
The Cassini division was visible at the ansae but not across the disc.

[Chris Nuttall : York,UK]

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