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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