[Quark (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Thanks for the explanation. Didn't realise you send them off to researchers. Fascinating. That must be very rewarding.

It is very rewarding, I got involved in Feb 2008 when I stumbled across a storm on Saturn, it lasted 7 months and was the longest lived storm ever recorded on Saturn.

I became involved with part of the Cassini team out of the University of Iowa and contributed about 170 images of that storm. Living out here in Broken Hill means that I can supply a very consistent stream of data, due to the generally clear weather and good seeing.

My researcher has since returned to the Austrian Academy of Sciences, still doing the same research. I am part of his group of amateurs around the world that supply him with imaging data, there is about half a dozen I think.

The storm I am tracking now formed in Jan 2009 and is the second longest lived storm ever recorded. It may yet take the record.

Originally Posted by hotspur

Fanastic!!!

really great work.

Thank you for let us view your pics,

i liked the little video

well done

regards Chris

Thanks Chris, although the storm is relatively bright at the moment I still think it looks good to see it in an animation.

Originally Posted by Dennis

A very impressive piece of work Trevor. A set of very nicely processed images and excellent animation.

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks Dennis, my capture and processing regime for Saturn has been refined now over about 15 months and about 300 avi's.

Originally Posted by Jen

beautiful pics Trevor

Thanks Jen, appreciate your comment.