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Object Saturn
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Observer Trevor Barry
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Comments: Imaged Saturn September 9th in fair to good seeing targeting a transit of AV. Detail resolved in these data. A pair of storms on the edge of the North Polar collar consisting of a bright spot at approx Lat+64.7 L3 76.5 and a v-close dark spot at approx Lat+63.5 L3 83.9 best resolved in IR data with the bright spot also resolved in the R data. AV is resolved at approx Lat+41.7 L3 94.5 resolved in IR data. A v-bright EZ spot feature is resolved at approx Lat 0.0 L1 330 resolved in IR data. A compact bright spot on the edge of the ring shadow at approx Lat-18.4 L1 330.1 resolved in IR and R data. A dark spot mid SEB approx Lat-31.8 L3 97.6 resolved in IR data. A bright spot impinging up into the SEB at approx Lat-28.9 L3 80 resolved in R data. A dark spot extending down from the SEB at approx Lat-30.4 L3 96.3 resolved in R data. A large bright oval at approx Lat-50 L3 47.4 resolved in R data.

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Observation 1
Feature(s) N/A
Filter(s) ir
Date 2023-09-09 14:43:06
Julian day 2460197.113194444
System I 15.878508°
System II N/A
System III 94.130615°
Illumination 100.0%
Phase angle 1.399999976158142°
Solar longitude 40.2°
Eq. diameter 18.83″
Derotation 0.0 min