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Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Kecktastic Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing       #5664610 - 02/06/13 02:49 AM Attachment (82 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi All, Imaged Saturn this morning in reasonable seeing, the best thus far for this apparition. There is just so much to see in the animation of my RGB data. There is considerable structure in the great storm remnant with multiple compact brighter spots along it. The remnant has grown noticeably thinner from what it was prior to Solar conjunction. The NEB also has multiple bright spots within it. The longer I look the more I can make out. The sharp edges of the hex are obvious. I have put together an animation of the polar projection maps from each of the 3 RGB data sets. It is very interesting comparing the Sys II rate of rotation bordering the hex with the Sys III rotation of the hex. Regards Trevor Post Extras:       Kecktastic Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5664611 - 02/06/13 02:53 AM Attachment (37 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   RGB02 Post Extras:       Kecktastic Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5664613 - 02/06/13 02:54 AM Attachment (25 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   RGB02map Post Extras:       Kecktastic Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5664614 - 02/06/13 02:55 AM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   RGB03 Post Extras:       Kecktastic Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5664616 - 02/06/13 02:56 AM Attachment (26 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   RGB animation Post Extras:       Freddy WILLEMS Postmaster Reged: 11/13/05 Loc: Hawaii, Honolulu Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5664619 - 02/06/13 02:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just wonderful Trevor !! Keep looking at those animations as well. Indeed the longer you look the more you see, the eyes have to be adjusted to the rotation speed a bit and then you see the storm structures very well. Post Extras:       Kecktastic Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5664621 - 02/06/13 02:57 AM Attachment (20 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   polar projection animation. Had to reduce the quality substantially to post here. Post Extras:       Tassydevil professor emeritus Reged: 08/17/11 Loc: Tasmania, Australia Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5664629 - 02/06/13 03:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As always Trevor very nice,seems like its going to be a great saturn season this time around, keep em coming always enjoy your work. Post Extras:       wenjha Vendor Reged: 09/24/08 Loc: SuZhou China Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Tassydevil]       #5664651 - 02/06/13 04:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   So clear! wonferful! Post Extras:       Chris_H Post Laureate Reged: 11/24/03 Loc: Norway Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: wenjha]       #5664814 - 02/06/13 08:49 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Amazing images! Post Extras:       Rankinstudio Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/05/08 Loc: Southern UT Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Chris_H]       #5664821 - 02/06/13 08:55 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well, I think at this point any doubt that the hex is being imaged is now gone. Amazing set of images Post Extras:       Space Cowboy professor emeritus Reged: 05/30/10 Loc: Cheshire, UK Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Rankinstudio]       #5664823 - 02/06/13 09:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Super detail Trevor! Those animations always give the data an extra dimension. Post Extras:       bunyon Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/23/10 Loc: Winston-Salem, NC Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Space Cowboy]       #5664843 - 02/06/13 09:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Stupendous. Those are really fantastic images and the animation is beyond belief (well, not literally). Post Extras:       ToxMan Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/23/11 Loc: Tucson, Arizona, USA Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: bunyon]       #5664851 - 02/06/13 09:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rich images...had conditions been a tad better, I think Enke division would be visible. There seems to be a hint of it. Interesting projection maps, too. (Still have to produce one with my data.) If I'm not mistaken, the hex is rotating at a different rate? Thanks for sharing, Trevor. Post Extras:       Sunspot Post Laureate Reged: 03/15/05 Loc: Surprise, AZ Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5664883 - 02/06/13 09:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mind boggling! Paul Post Extras:       lcd1080 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/03/10 Loc: Maryland, USA Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing *DELETED* [Re: Sunspot]       #5665079 - 02/06/13 11:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Post deleted by lcd1080 Edited by lcd1080 (02/06/13 12:07 PM) Post Extras:       ZielkeNightsky Pooh-Bah Reged: 10/01/06 Loc: Denmark Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: lcd1080]       #5665098 - 02/06/13 12:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Most amazing images Trevor. So many details pops up in the animation. Nice to follow your work with Saturn. Post Extras:       sfugardi Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/30/06 Loc: CT Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: lcd1080]       #5665101 - 02/06/13 12:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Trevor, Gorgeous image set! Banding detail, colors and projections are excellent. Very impressive work, thanks for posting Regards, Steve Post Extras:       lcd1080 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/03/10 Loc: Maryland, USA Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: ZielkeNightsky]       #5665102 - 02/06/13 12:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Trevor I see your RGB images as having reached a new level of clarity. Previously the hexagon was obvious only from animations or polar projections. Now the hexagon is obvious in your RGB still shots. Thus I believe your images break new ground in the race to image the polar geometry. Pete Post Extras:       DesertRat Post Laureate Reged: 06/18/06 Loc: Valley of the Sun Re: Saturn spots & hex Feb 5th in reasonable seeing [Re: Kecktastic]       #5665540 - 02/06/13 03:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent! The best hex yet - and I mean that in a good way. Glenn Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

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