Observation by Peter Tickner: Saturn storm animation

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2026 Oct 31 - 18:40

Uploaded

2026 Nov 02 - 16:38

Objects

Saturn

Equipment

Player One Uranus-M
Optalong 685 nm IR pass filter
Siebert 1.3x Ultra Barlow
Sunobserver eADC
Orion Optics 450 mm f/15 Dall-Kirkham
Mesu E200 Mk 2 Mount

Location

urban Berkshire

Target name

Saturn storm animation

Title

Saturn storm animation

About this image

A brief animation between 18:30 and 18:56 with Saturn between 23 and 25 degrees in altitude when the seeing was good enough to pick out two oval storms, one near the equator and the other much further south. Also a hint of spoke movement on the left hand B ring side.

Peter

Files associated with this observation

ca2026-10-31-1836_5-Saturn_685 Optalong_lapl8_ap3-IR 1830-1840_pipp.gif (145.3 kB)

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