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¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 18th September IR685
Received:
Hi all,
here's an image of Saturn from this morning in quite good seeing.
Also
attached is an animation from all 30 recordings covering about 90 minutes,
quite a lot of detail can be seen moving across the disk although a lot of it
is faint.
There is some dust/spoke activity seen on the ring at left, and the most prominent
feature on the disk is the bright spot rising at lower left.
All the best
Anthony
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260918-160618
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Mars 2026-09-03 UT
Received:
Mars images on
Best regards,
Tomio AKUTSU (
Akutsu Cebu Observarory
¤••••• Subject: Saturn 2026-09-02 UT Spoke
Received:
Saturn images on
Best regards,
Tomio AKUTSU (
Akutsu Cebu Observarory
¤••••• Subject: Venus 2026-09-02 UT
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Venus image on
Best regards,
Tomio AKUTSU (
Akutsu Cebu Observarory
¤••••• Subject: 17 Sept image attached
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Gary WALKER (
¤••••• Subject: Mars Recent Images
Received:
Hello,
I am sending my most recent Mars images from last week.
Tim WILSON (
¤••••• Subject: Saturn
images, 13th September 2026
Received:
Hi all,
Some excellent seeing and a chain of spots seen moving on
the eastern ansae and then in front of the globe (see
IR animation)
Regards,
Christophe
Christophe PELLIER (
Planetary astronomy and imaging
¤••••• Subject: 14 Sept
image attached
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Gary WALKER (
¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 14th September IR685
Received:
Hi all,
here's an image of Saturn from earlier tonight in good seeing.
A lot of
dust/spoke activity is present on the left of the ring and a number of bright storms
can be seen in the southern hemisphere.
I've included a polar map centered on the south pole
to show the decagon and an animation.
These are
also available at the link below.
All the
best
Anthony
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260914-161730
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 13th September IR685
Received:
Hi all,
here's an image of Saturn from this morning in reasonable seeing using a 685nm longpass filter.
The faint
remnant from the great storm of 2010/11 is faintly visible and there are some
small indications of dust/spoke activity in the rings.
13 images
spanning 36m were derotated and combined in Winjupos to get this result.
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260913-155036
All the best
Anthony
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Mars: September 12,
2026
Received:
Hi Masami ,
Here are two shots of Mars
Both images were taken near the meridian in daylight.
It is looking normal for the season.
Solis Lacus is seen as a dark spot upper right side of the
disk.
Best,
Frank J MELILLO (
¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 12th
September IR685
Received:
Hi all, here's an image of Saturn from this morning in
variable seeing,
I recorded 10 runs when it was steady but a lot of time was lost when the
seeing was poor.
Only small signs of dust/spoke activity can be seen, the
animation shows it the clearest.
The moon below and right of Saturn in
Rhea.
All the best
Anthony
Link to image and animation:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260912-160754
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Saturn, 11th September
IR685
Received:
Hi all,
here's an image of Saturn from this morning in below average seeing.
The bright
southern spot can be seen setting at lower right, and
there is a large, diffuse bright feature visible just below the ring in
southern equatorial region that seems to be comprised of two separate components,
vertically separated. More dust/spoke activity is visible as well.
The link below includes an 11-frame animation that allows some of these
features to be seen more easily, although the seeing was not very good.
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260911-164012
Best regards
Anthony
Anthony Wesley (
¤••••• Subject: Saturn, spokes and
spot, 10th September
Received:
Hi all,
some good seeing for a while on Saturn this morning.
I recorded
more than an hour of data and created an animation showing lots of dust/spoke
activity in the ring as well as a prominent light spot at about latitude -44
and 345 degrees L2.
Attached is
a single image made from 12 of the individual captures, spanning 33 minutes near
the end of the session as well links to the image and animation.
For this
trip to Rubyvale I've brought a Player-One Uranus-M
camera modified to remove the imx585 sensor glass cover. If the seeing
cooperates this should provide a small improvement.
All the best
Anthony
Link:
https://www.acquerra.au/astro/gallery/saturn/index.live?dir=/saturn&image=20260910-162354
Anthony Wesley (QLD, AUSTRALIA)
¤••••• Subject: Mars 10 September
0455UT R610LP RGB
Received:
Hi all,
A number of recent events have kept me somewhat distracted
from my imaging, so it was nice to be back in the observatory this morning.
I rated seeing as average/below average.
Syrtis Major
is to the left, with
The North Polar Cap is prominent, and there may be a few
reddish spots(possible dust activity).
In the G, there may be a small bright spot near the northern
tip of Syrtis M, which may be close to the
Perseverance Rover.
Best regards,
¤••••• Subject: 09 Sept Mars images
Received:
Images centered on Chryse . The seeing was not very good.
Gary WALKER (Macon, GA)
¤••••• Subject: Mars:
September 7, 2026
Received:
Hi Masami ,
Another quick shot of Mars
Mars was taken in daylight near the central meridian.
It seems normal for the season. Solis Lacus is barely
visible in upper left side of the disk and Mare Sirenum
is on the upper right side.
In B light, you could easily see the North Polar Hood (NPH).
Best,
Frank J MELILLO (
¤••••• Subject: Mars: September 4,
2026
Received:
Hi Masami ,
I have attached my image of Mars
Thanks,
Frank J MELILLO (
¤••••• Subject: Mars images
Received:
Hello,
I am sending my most recent images..
seeing was not to good.
Tim WILSON (
¤••••• Subject: 01 Sept Mars images
attached
Received:
Hello,
These images are centered over Tharsis.
I do not see any clouds except the NPH.
Regards,
Gary WALKER (