Saturn March 11th in good seeing.

[Quark (Trevor)]

Hi All,

imaged Saturn this morning over a 2 1/5 hr session in generally good seeing.

Have 5 RGB & 807nm IR data sets that I have put into animations with links below.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/uploads...SatRGBanim.gif
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/uploads...1SatIRanim.gif

Have also attached 2 RGB &807nm IR data sets showing the head and overlap of the storm. There is some very nice structure to be seen in the head of the storm and fainter but still quite distinct structure in the overlap of the tail. Note in the 2nd RGB the small white spot at the approx CM but toward the North Polar region.

Thanks for looking.
Regards
Trevor

[Clayton]

Very nice Trevor

[Troy]

Very nice pictures Trevor. Sent those conditions my way

[Lester]

Thanks for the views Trevor. All the best.

[Rigel003 (Graeme)]

Beautiful images and love the first animation especially.

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Great stuff Trevor! When does Saturn season end? What is next?

[DavidU (Dave)]

More great images.
I had my first look at Saturn this season last night.I must get a 3mm Ortho for this.

[John Hothersall]

The second RGB and IR are the best and very sharp banding in the IR and IR animation looking so good. May get a stab myself Sunday - misty here tonight.

John.

[michaellxv (Michael)]

Great work Trevor. This storm just keeps going.

[starfinder (Russ)]

Nice capture Trevor. Your work, and the work of others, gives those who might not be able to see Saturn for themselves the opportunity of viewing it in all its glory. Beautiful planet. Keep up the good work.

Russ

[Derek Klepp]

Great detail in the Storm especially in the colour animation.Did you see that program on Saturns Ring Structure a few nights back?

[Quark (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by Clayton

Very nice Trevor

Thanks Rob.

Originally Posted by Troy

Very nice pictures Trevor. Sent those conditions my way

Thanks Troy, hope it turns for you soon.

Originally Posted by Lester

Thanks for the views Trevor. All the best.

Thanks Lester.

Originally Posted by Rigel003

Beautiful images and love the first animation especially.

Thanks Graeme, it does look good in RGB but IR shows a whole different perspective.

Originally Posted by Matt Wastell

Great stuff Trevor! When does Saturn season end? What is next?

Thanks Matt, not for some time, I hope. We have opposition in about 3 weeks while the storm continues to be very active. The structure in various regions of the storm continue to evolve. Last year I was able to image Saturn through to the end of July. Jupiter and Mars will be in the morning sky again in couple of months.

Originally Posted by DavidU

More great images.
I had my first look at Saturn this season last night.I must get a 3mm Ortho for this.

Thanks David, a good Ortho would certainly provide most excellent views of Saturn, I have 4mm & 6mm Otho's that work very well with the planets.

Originally Posted by John Hothersall

The second RGB and IR are the best and very sharp banding in the IR and IR animation looking so good. May get a stab myself Sunday - misty here tonight.

John.

Thanks John, hope it clears up for you. The main thing I try and achieve with my images is to provide enough resolution so that the detail within the storm structure can be measured by the researchers that I send it to.

Originally Posted by michaellxv

Great work Trevor. This storm just keeps going.

Thanks Michaell, yep, it shows no sign of diminishing at all. Hope it lasts long enough to create a new record.

Originally Posted by starfinder

Nice capture Trevor. Your work, and the work of others, gives those who might not be able to see Saturn for themselves the opportunity of viewing it in all its glory. Beautiful planet. Keep up the good work.

Russ

Thanks Russ, glad you find my work interesting.

Originally Posted by Derek Klepp

Great detail in the Storm especially in the colour animation.Did you see that program on Saturns Ring Structure a few nights back?

Thanks Derek, missed it, of late all I have been doing is capturing data, processing and very occassionally sleeping.

[samilag (Giuseppe)]

Trevor fantastic images, very interesting the storm head evolution, thank you for share.

Giuseppe

[iceman (Mike)]

Really nice Trevor!

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Top images Trevor. You mentioned the spot down closer to the pole - any ideas what it is? Regards Ray