[Quark (Trevor)]

Hi All,

Imaged the storm in the STrZ last night 19th June 2009 in good seeing, 7/10.

Used my 16" F4.5 Newt with DMK 21AU04 CCD, Orion filter wheel and Astronomik Type IIc RGB filters.

I have posted 4 RGB's and an animation of those images.
Each R, G & B channel was a capture of 1000 frames with the best 400 to 450 from each avi stacked.

The vast majority of my images thus far have been captured through a 3 x Bintel ED Barlow. I have just ordered a 2" 4 x Powermate and am looking forward to better resolution and a slight gain in image scale.

The storm in these images, even though the seeing was considerably better than the last time I captured this storm on 11th June, is not as bright. This would be a direct result of the fluctuations in the number of SED's (Saturn Electrostatic Discharge) episodes. If this storm can survive for another few weeks it will become the longest lived storm recorded at Saturn.

Thanks for Looking