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¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 3rd
August IR850
Received:
Hi all, here's an image of Saturn from a couple of hours ago
taken in poor seeing using an 850nm longpass filter.
16 images were measured and derotated
in Winjupos in an attempt to find any detail however
the only interesting thing visible is some dark spoke activity on the ring at left
as well as Tethys and Dione
just below the rings on the left.
Best regards
Anthony
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260803-181700
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Venus
2026-08-03UT
Received: 3 August
2026, 21:48 JST
Venus images on
Best regards,
Tomio AKUTSU (
Akutsu Cebu Observarory
¤••••• Subject: Saturn
2026-08-02UT
Received:
Saturn images on
Best regards,
Tomio AKUTSU (
Akutsu Cebu Observarory
¤••••• Subject: Venus
2026-08-02UT
Received:
Venus images on
Best regards,
Tomio AKUTSU (
Akutsu Cebu Observarory
¤••••• Subject: Mars
2026-08-02UT
Received:
Mars images on
Best regards,
Tomio AKUTSU (
Akutsu Cebu Observarory
¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 2nd
August IR685
Received:
Hi all, here's an image and animation of Saturn data from
this morning, taken using a 685nm longpass filter
over the course of about 2 hours in variable seeing.
The image is a composite of 11 captures spanning 40 minutes
and shows some spoke activity on the left side of the ring as well as Tethys and shadow in transit.
The animation really shows how variable the seeing conditions were, some frames
are very good and other are very bad.
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260802-175948
Best regards
Anthony
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 1st
August IR685
Received:
Hi all, here's an image of Saturn from this morning in a
period of steady seeing using a 685nm longpass
filter. 14 images spanning 39 minutes were measured and combined using Winjupos.
Some faint bright spots are visible on the disk just south
of the equatorial region, and some very faint dark spots can be seen on the
left side of the rings. Mimas can be seen as a tiny
point just below the ring at left.
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260801-175248
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 31st July
IR685
Received:
Hi all, here's an image of Saturn from this morning using a
685nm longpass filter in steady conditions but with
moderate jetstream
blurring that softens much of the fine detail. 17 images spanning 31 minutes
were measured and combined in Winjupos.
The storm remnant from 2011 is faintly visible as a small
dark spot at top centre on the disk.
Rhea is the moon above Saturn, with Tethys to the
left above the rings and Dione at lower right.
Some very faint hints of spoke activity is
present on the left side of the rings.
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260731-182200
Best regards,
Anthony
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Mars: July 31, 2026
Received:
Hi Masami,
Here's a quick shot of Mars on
At CM 121 degrees longitude, Mare Sirerum
is seen on the right side in the southern hemisphere and Solis Lacus is visible
as a round spot near the eastern limb at
So far during the dust storm season, the atmospheric is free
of haze.
Best,
Frank J MELILLO (