2008-2009 Saturn Apparition Observations

Tomio Akutsu, 14 August 2009, C14

Gianluigi Adamoli, 1 August 2009 19.00 UT, 125 mm Maksutov

John Sussenbach, 28 May 2009 21.42 and 21.52 UT. C11 Rhea in transit

Damian Peach, 26 May 2009 20.00 UT. C9.25. Note STropZ spot.

Paolo Casquinha, 25 May 2009 21.38 UT, C14. Note the dim ring and Dione in transit.

John Sussenbach, 21 May 2009 21.33 UT. C11

Paul Abel, 19 May 2009 22.53 UT. 203 Newtonian telescope, Rhea transit

John Sussenbach, 19 May 2009 21.56 UT, Rhea transit, C11

Chris Go, 13 May 2009 11.20 UT, SEB(N) barge, C11

Damian Peach, 9 May 2009 20.06 UT, C14. Note EZ spot and Rhea in transit

Anthony Wesley, 8 May 2009 09.36 UT, 13.1 inch Newtonian reflector.

Gianluigi Adamoli, 7 May 2009 20.30 UT, C9,25

Anthony Wesley, 5 May 2009 09.36 UT, 13.1 inch Newtonian reflector.

Paolo Casquinha, 5 May 2009 02.23 UT, C14

Ian Sharp, 3 May 2009 22.21 UT, C11

Damian Peach, 22 April 2009 20.41 UT, C14. Rhea shadow transit

Ian Sharp, 22 April 2009, Rhea shadow transit, C11

Ed Sampson, 22 April 2009 22.21 UT, 300 mm Newtonian telescope. Rhea shadow transit

Peter Meadows, 20 April 2009 20.58 UT, ETX105 telescope

Paul Maxson, 19 April 2009 03.22 UT, 250 mm Maksutov telescope. Note EZ and StropZ Spots.

Ian Sharp, 13 April 2009 20.42 UT, C11. Rhea transit

David Tyler, 13 April 2009 20.35 UT, C14. Rhea plus shadow transit

Chris Go, 13 April 2009 11.16 UT, C11. Titan shadow transit

Stefan Buda, 12 April 2009 11.02 UT, 405 mm Dall-Kirkham telescope

Paolo Casquinha, 09 April 2009 01.09 UT, C14

Chris Go, 05 April 2009 13.27 UT, C11
Damian Peach, 5 April 2009 21.09 UT,EZ(N) spot, C14
Paul Abel, 4 April 2009 22.16 UT, Dione transit, 203 mm Newtonian telescope.

Damian Peach, 2 April 2009, red EZ(N) spot, C14

Ian Sharp, 02 April 2009 21.15 UT, C11
Damian Peach, 1 April 2009 22.09 UT, C14
Damian Peach, 1 April 2009 21.20 UT, C14 Methane (889 nm) filter

Paul Maxson, 29 March 2009 04.04.UT, Rhea transit and EZ(N) spot, 250 mm Maksutov telescope

Stefan Buda, 29 March 2009 11.48 UT, 405 mm Dall-Kirkham telescope

David Gray, 28 March 2009 21.35 UT, 415 mm Dall-Kirkham binoviewer
Stefan Buda, 27 March 2009 11.47 UT, 405mm Dall-Kirkham telescope

Tomio Akutsu, 23 March 2009 13.39 UT, C14

Christopher Go, 23 March 2009 13.25 UT, C11

Damian Peach, 20 March 2009 23.01 UT, C14., SEBn barge.

Cliff Meredith, 19 March 2009 00.21 UT, 203 mm Schmidt-Cassegrain.

Simon Kidd, 18 March 2009 23.15 UT, C14.

Ed Sampson, 18 March 2009 23.05 UT, 300 mm Newtonian telescope. The order of the satellites is from left to right: Titan, Rhea, Dione, Enceladus and Tethys.

Christopher Go, 17 March 2009 14.30 UT, C11.

John Sussenbach, 17 March 2009 21.48 UT, C11

Upper image 16 March 2009 23.47 UT Pete Lawrence. Spot near the f. limb, C14
Lower image 17 March 2009 00.36 UT David Arditti. Spot approaching the Central Meridian, C14
Dave Tyler, 16 March 2009 23.24 UT. C14

Martin Lewis, 13 March 2009 22.41 UT. 222 mm Newtonian telescope.

Tomio Akutsu, 12 March 2009 12 UT. Titan transit, C14

Stefan Buda, 12 March 2009 12.20 UT. 405 mm Dall-Kirkham telescope. Note Titan, its shadow and NEZ spots

Gianluigi Adamoli, 08 March 2009 21.10 UT. C9.25

Stefan Buda, 08 March 2009 13.44 UT. 405 mm Dall-Kirkham telescope. Note the transit of Rhea and its shadow
Dave Tyler, 05 March 2009 22.40 UT. C14
John Sussenbach, 02 March 2009 22.03 UT. C11
David Gray 02 March 2009 02.30 UT. 415mm Dall-Kirkham telescope

David Gray, 02 March 2009 01.30-01.55 UT, 415 mm Kirkham-Dall telescope.

Dave Tyler, 01 March 2009 23.07 UT, C14. Note Rhea and Dione
Damian Peach, 01 March 2009 00.10 UT. C14. Note the EZ(N) spots

Dave Tyler, 28 February 2009 23.00 UT. C14.

Anthony Wesley, 24 February 2009 14.13 UT. 13.1 inch Newtonian reflector.
Note Titan and Dione in transit.

Stefan Buda, 18 February 2009 16.34 UT. 405mm Dall Kirkham telescope

David Arditti, 14 February 2009 00.27 UT, C14. Note the shadow of Dione

Paul Pasquinha, 14 February 2009 03.00 UT, C14.

David Gray, 08 February 2009 03.20 UT.

Stefan Buda, 04 February 2009 16.24 UT . Note the white spot in the EZ(N).

Ian Sharp, 27 January 2009 02.42 UT. Note the white spot in the EZ (N).

Anthony Wesley, 17 January 2009 18.13 UT, 13.1 inch Newtonian reflector.

Stefan Buda, 17 January 2009 16.50 UT 405mm Dall-Kirkham telescope

David Gray, 9 January 2009 2.50 UT 415mm Dall-Kirkham telescope

Paolo Casquinha, 7 January 2009 02.14 UT C14. Note the light spot (arrow)
in the northern EZ at 11º North, System 1 longitude 87º

Paul Abel, 6 January 2009, 1.12 UT 20 cm Newtonian

Stefan Buda, 5 January 2009, 17.39 UT 405 Dall-Kirkham

Damian Peach, 4 January 2009 3.26 UT, C14. Tethys shadow

Paolo Casquinha, 4 January 2009 4.18 UT, C14. Tethys and shadow


John Sussenbach, 3 January 2009, 3.49 UT C11

Paolo Casquinha, 1 January 2009, 3.49 UT C14

Paul Maxson 30 December 2008 12.36 UT M250

John Sussenbach, 30 December 2008 6.33 UT, C11
David Arditti, 30 December 2008 6.58 UT, C14

Damian Peach, 30 December 2008 3.42 UT, C14
Paolo Casquinha, 22 December 2008, C14
Stefan Buda, 19 December 2008 18.20 UT.
Note Rhea and Dione (the fainter satellite) just to the South of the F ansae

Simon Kidd, December 8, 05.20 UT 2008. C14.

Damian Peach, December 7, 2008. C14. Note the spot in the SEBZ and STropZ
and the shadow of Dione.

David Arditti, December 7, 2008. C14. Note the spot in the SEBZ and STropZ

John Sussenbach, December 6, 2008.

David Gray, November 30, 2008.

David Gray, November 26, 2008.

Bill Leatherbarrow, November 25, 2008.
David Gray, November 20, 2008

David Gray, November 12, 2008.
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