Saturn storm.

[Liz]

Not that I can see any planets at this time of the year, but wondering if anyone can see/has seen this huge storm visually??

I have seen the excellent images being taken, well done to Trev, Bird and Troy ...... it is certainly a doozy of a storm.

http://www.brahmand.com/news/NASAs-Cassini-spacecraft-reveals-Great-White-Spot-on-Saturn/5936/1/21.html

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=69994

[bird]

Hi Liz... you should have no trouble seeing the storm in your 10" scope, it's very bright white against the yellow/brown colour of Saturn. Next chance for you will be Saturday morning from 4.30 onwards with transit at 5.15am

cheers, Bird

[Liz]

Ah, thanks for that Bird, will give that a go. :thumbsup:
Fingers crossed for cloud free for a time. :)
Bugger, will be getting light.

[mozzie]

thanks bird ill have a look to if skies are favourable!!!!!

thanks liz for the reminder!!!!!!

[Paddy]

Ditto, here's hoping for some clear skies.

[holty]

I had a look through my 10" Dob this morning at 5am AEDT. I couldn't see it. Seeing was reasonable on a cool morning, and the time should have been right. Maybe the contrast was not good enough for my eyes. Although having to regularly move the scope (it is not tracking) and watch Saturn drift across does make it difficult to get the best seeing in the middle of the field of view.
I think the storm will be visible about 2:30 -3 tomorrow morning but Saturn won't be very high above the horizon.

Holty

[Liz]

Hi Phil and :welcome:.
Am not sure of exact times, apart from the one Bird said.
Will check the skies 2.30, but wont hold out high hopes.
Would be great to see though. :)

[mozzie]

hi bird and liz
is there any other times to see the storm as the weather isn't looking good here....

[Liz]

Not sure Mozzie, as Bird said, the next is Saturday am about 0515.
Did find this on cloudynights forum though.

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/4258716/Main/4258016

http://lackawannaastronomicalsociety.org/?p=873

[mozzie]

thanks liz,i was just trying to find other times as the weather isn't looking good..

[Liz]

Mozzie - did you work out that the times given at the Lackawanna site, we add 15 hrs, or 16 hrs if daylight saving, so making it about the 4.14 am for Queenslanders, close to what Bird said, but not 5.15, which is the daylight saving time.
Am bloody working anyway, but the next morning looks better at 1.30 ish .... I think. :question:

[mozzie]

liz the way the weather is the storm will be finished before it clears

thanks for the info liz!!!!

[Liz]

Not that I have seen, or even tried to check out this storm :sadeyes: .... though when I got up this am, the skies were clear ... damn.
Here are some more times, we add 15 hrs for the correct time in Eastern Aus, and 16 hrs for daylight saving.

1/13/2011 7:35:23 AM 6:14:43 PM
1/14/2011 4:54:03 AM 3:33:23 PM
1/15/2011 2:12:43 AM 12:52:02 PM 11:31:22 PM
1/16/2011 10:10:42 AM 8:50:01 PM
1/17/2011 7:29:21 AM 6:08:40 PM
1/18/2011 4:48:00 AM 3:27:19 PM
1/19/2011 2:06:39 AM 12:45:58 PM 11:25:18 PM
1/20/2011 10:04:37 AM 8:43:56 PM
1/21/2011 7:23:15 AM 6:02:35 PM
1/22/2011 4:41:54 AM 3:21:13 PM
1/23/2011 2:00:33 AM 12:39:52 PM 11:19:11 PM
1/24/2011 9:58:30 AM 8:37:49 PM
1/25/2011 7:17:08 AM 5:56:27 PM
1/26/2011 4:35:46 AM 3:15:05 PM
1/27/2011 1:54:24 AM 12:33:43 PM 11:13:02 PM


http://lackawannaastronomicalsociety.org/?p=873

on a happier note - the treechopper came yday and removed a small tree leaning on the garage, and larger tree which had split down the middle, and a giant grapefruit tree that was a mess.
Voila - I now have views of the western skies. :D

[Paddy]

Thanks Liz, that's a very useful list. Congratulations on your expanded horizon.

[erick]

I've tried, but haven't seen it yet. :sadeyes:

[astroron]

Thanks for the list Liz:thanx:Now if only a certain 16"mirror would turn up and also some clear sky's I might just get a chance to observe it:P:thumbsup:
Cheers

[Liz]

Not long now Ron .... 2-3 more days and you will have it. :thumbsup:

[astroron]

:hi:Liz it is supposed to be at the local depot:shrug: so I may still get the chance to see the storm:thumbsup:
Cheers

[Graham Sanders]

Hi folks, I am a little late with this reply, however Sunday night I decided to set up the 17.5 as the sky was near perfect here in Kettering. At about midnight I started to look at the darker sky as the moon had set, by 1am saturn was getting very sharp, divisions in the rings and what appeared to be a very visible blue band in one of the hemispheres! I am thinking this is what you all are talking about. I was very excited about the clarity of the planet as this is the first time since I have owned this scope that saturn has been positioned nicely in the sky. I was able to observe with a combination of my 13mm ethos, paracor and 2x powermate, it was stunning. I finally quit at 3:15 am. I do hope what I had seen was the storm! cheers all Graham