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Saturn Image 2023/10/26(UT)

Paul G. Abel,Clyde Foster
P.Abel,C.Foster

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Attached is an observation of Saturn made this evening in difficult conditions.  Seeing was initially average but then low cloud started to drift in quite rapidly.  A number of points of interest were seen:
The Globe:
- STB and SEB both seen,bluish in colour
- EZ bright with a greyish EB seen.
- NEB quite broad,NEB(s) the darkest belt on the disk- is the next belt to the NEB(n)?
- NTB and NNTB seen,NTZ continues to display a greenish tint
The Rings:
- A-Ring greyish-brown in colour
- Cassini Division seen at the ansae edges
- B1-Ring a bright white in colour with the B3 ring seen.
- C-Ring also visible.
Alas the clouds came up with 1814UT before any intensity estimates could be made.

[Paul G. Abel:Leicester:United Kingdom]

Image set from 26 October. Seeing conditions deteriorated during the session with the IR negatively affected.
One notable point of this session was that at one point I looked down and found a small scorpion between my feet. I was able to identify it as one of the more venomous species in this area, but was able to safely escort it from the premises!



[Clyde Foster : Khomas,Namibia]

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