[Quark (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by bird

Good work Trevor, thanks!

cheers, Bird

Thanks Bird, this storm may set a new record, still seems to be fairly bright.

Originally Posted by desler

Really sensational images Trevor, A real pleasure to see!

Darren

Thanks Darren glad you liked them.

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Awesome. Can definitely make out the storm in this one. I have trouble making them out on some other images.

Thanks Troy, yes the storm is easy to see in these images, however the researchers who I send my data to don't really care how pretty the image is, they just want verification of the position. They then compare the optical positional data with the radio data they get from the Cassini space craft. Any changes in morphology that show up in my images are really a bonus, it depends very much on the seeing. I image the storm as often as I can, weather permitting, sometimes it is difficult to pick out the storm structure but I have now had a lot of practice at doing just that. Sometimes, when I think Georg may struggle to find the storm, I include an animation as proof that I am not just seeing things.

Originally Posted by iceman

Very nice work, Trevor. Amazing how dark the rings are getting now.

The storm is definitely bright, very easy to see.

Thanks Mike, just had a look back through my ephemeris data and over the last month, although the ring opening relative to the Earth has maintained about 4 degrees, the distance from Saturn to the Earth has increased by about 65 million km.