Saturn + Storm, Dec 30

[bird]

Hi all, here are a couple of images from this morning, in variable seeing. The colour image was taken in below par seeing, but the later (red light) image was in much better seeing. Also included is a 2 frame animation in red light.

cheers, Bird

[iceman]

I can't believe that storm! So damn bright!

Nice one Anthony!

[bird]

Yes, it's an amazing sight. I hope it keeps going for a few more weeks so we can see it with Saturn a bit higher...

cheers, Bird

[mswhin63]

Great stuff there, also noticed you captured a moon at Saturn's rear. More noticeable on the 2 frame animation.

[bird]

Thanks Malcolm, that's Rhea going across behind Saturn.

cheers, Bird

[ballaratdragons]

Excellent work Bird.
Thank you for the terrific view of this storm.

[John Hothersall]

Such a smooth image and that ring system is so sharp and a hint of Encke div in the red channel. Inner detail of the storm is wonderful. Has been a good year for planetary events especially shown in your work.

John.

[Quark]

Superb images there Bird, amazing detail and structure, so crisp and so well defined. Excellent RGB and the R channel is a real bottler.

Hope the weather hangs in for more of the same from you.

Regards
Trevor

[Troy]

Wow great images Anthony :D
On the left side of the Saturn in the ring looks like you have captured something as well?
It's really visible in the animation

[Liz]

Great images Bird, what a storm. :help:

[michaellxv]

Fantastic images. Lovely details showing up in the rings too.

Do you know what the size of this storm is? In earth radii or compared to the GRS?

[bird]

Hmm, let's see... according to Wikipedia Saturn is 9.4 earth diameters across, and this storm has to be maybe half a saturn diameter in these images, so I'd guess that the storm is maybe 4.5 earth diameters across?

cheers, Bird

[supernova1965]

It looks very similar to the way the SEB is starting on Jupiter is it possibly a new feature for Saturn:question:

[samilag]

Anthony,
thanks for share these pictures for quality and spectacular details.

Giuseppe

[Jen]

:eyepop: wow Bird nice pics :thumbsup: what a storm :help:

[bird]

Thanks everyone! We get another chance to see this on Saturday morning, around 5am, please have a look if you can!

cheers, Bird

[Doodles23]

I am stupefied seeing the quality of this image. Most of the planetary astromers are struggling with hateful seeing and their images suffer as a result. But then it's winter in the northern hemisphere obviously. I was looking for your contributions in ALPO but you seem to have stopped posting there.

[bird]

Hi Dave, I still send them to ALPO, in this case it would have been the Saturn-ALPO@yahoogroups.com email address. I didn't realise they weren't coming through... I'll look into it, thanks!

cheers, Bird