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Saturn Image 2024/09/16(UT)
大杉忠夫
Eric Sussenbach,Paul G. Abel
T.Ohsugi,E.Sussenbach,P.Abel

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≪石川県小松市 大杉忠夫≫[Tadao Ohsugi:Komatsu city Ishikawa pre,Japan]

[Eric Sussenbach : [ Willemstad,Curacao (Dutch Caribbean)]

Attached is an observation of Saturn I made on 16th September.  Although the skies were hazy and looked steady, for Saturn the seeing was around AIII - AIV for the observation.  A number of things visible of note:
The Globe:
 -SPR vague and greyish, a faint band may have been visible just north of the SPR.
 -STB visible, a thin band bluish grey in colour
 -STropZ a light region
 -SEB was easier to see tonight, it's northern boarder had a darker grey appearance.
 -EZ(s) bright, light yellow
 -EZ(n) also a bright yellowish colour.
 -NEB a broad dark belt- the darkest and most prominent feature on the disk.  The NEB(s) contained a number of darker condesnations, the NEB(n) had a similar view but not as prominent.
 -NTZ a light yellow coloured zone.
 -NTB and NNTB seen.
 -NPR a greyish brown colour.
The features in the southern hemisphere appeared to be easier to see tonight comnpared with the previous two observations made during this apparition.

The Rings:
 -A-Ring a darker greyish brown colour.
 -Cassini Division visible at the ansae edges.
 -B-Ring bright with a slight yellowish colour.
 -C-Ring visible at the ansae edges.  

Also included in the observation is the ring configuration- I noted that Titan looked a particularly darker orange tonight and the effect was quite noticeable at x150 and x230.

[Paul G. Abel:Leicester:United Kingdom]

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