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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="13ea11c3.png"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://members.lycos.co.uk/peterjgarbett" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.lycos.co.uk/peterjgarbett"><B><IMG SRC="14f64510.png" border=0 width="100" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://members.lycos.co.uk/peterjgarbett" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.lycos.co.uk/peterjgarbett"><B>Home...</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Saturn and beyond ...</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="00758020.png" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>A greenish spot in STrZ on Saturn ...</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c393220.jpg" border=0 width="403" height="290" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>23.4.08</B></div> <bR> <div> RGB (R 22:20, G 22:13, B 22:06); mediocre seeing and transparency.</div> <div> C14 @ F28; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Spot transit time 22:04 +/- 3 mins.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Saturn in very good seeing...</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1be54e30.jpg" border=0 width="340" height="227" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>10.2.08</B></div> <bR> <div> RGB (R 23:19, G 23:28, B 23:38)</div> <div> C14 @ F28; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Separate Channels:-</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>R</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1bf54e30.jpg" border=0 width="340" height="227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>G</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c054e30.jpg" border=0 width="340" height="227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>B</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c154e30.jpg" border=0 width="340" height="227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Alternative versions ...</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c27f420.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c862fd0.jpg" border=0 width="354" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The version above shows a hint of the Encke Division </div> <div> towards the extreme right edge of the rings.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ad49a40.jpg" border=0 width="329" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><B>16.11.07</B> 05:42 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Occultation of Saturn by the Moon</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ae12580.jpg" border=0 width="786" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://members.lycos.co.uk/peterjgarbett/22507" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.lycos.co.uk/peterjgarbett"><B>Click here for larger version of 22.5.07 occultation.</B></A></div> <bR> <div> The image was obtained a few minutes after Saturn had emerged from occultation by 39% phase thick crescent moon.</div> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25, Lu075M CCD.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1af5d0e0.jpg" border=0 width="349" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4.4.07</div> <bR> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25, Baader UV/IR blocker filter and Trutek L,R,G,B filters.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b0bf370.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="311" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >22.1.06 </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B><IMG SRC="1c438be0.jpg" border=0 width="312" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 @ F25; Lu075M CCD</div> <div> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>18.2.06 Rare White Spot on Saturn!</B></div> <div> The white spot is caused by ammonia crystals and is several thousands of </div> <div> kilometres in diameter. These images are not as sharp as I would have liked</div> <div> as the seeing conditions were mediocre (Pickering 4-5), however, I was</div> <div> very pleased to have captured this quite rare event.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b468a60.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">22:49 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b5fc690.jpg" border=0 width="252" height="105" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 23:10 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Lu075M CCD on 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F37 (upper), @ F25 (lower)</div> <div> Trutek RGB filters, Baader UV/IR blocker</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b623860.jpg" border=0 width="291" height="134" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >3.4.05</FONT><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> Stack of more than 1,000 .avi video frames for each of the R,</div> <div> G and B filters. ATK-1HS CCD attached via a x2.5 power mate </div> <div> to my 30cm Meade LX200 SCT.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b831bf0.jpg" border=0 width="305" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >1.3.04</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Stack of 120 images taken with SXV-H9 CCD and TeleVue 2.5x PowerMate </div> <div> on my 30cm Meade LX200. The colour information came from images taken </div> <div> through True Technology Ltd R, G and B filters. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Saturn and satellites about to be occulted by the Moon</div> <div> on 16th April 2002 ...</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b964c20.jpg" border=0 width="356" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ba646d0.jpg" border=0 width="356" height="365" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Uranus</B></div> <bR> <div> The green with a hint of blue colouration of Uranus</div> <div> is due to the presence of methane in its atmosphere.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1bb532e0.jpg" border=0 width="339" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">25.8.07 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >01:40 UT</FONT></div> <bR> <div> C11 @ F40; SXV-H9 CCD; Baader UV/IR blocker;</div> <div> RGB: R = 112 x 2s; G = 88 x 2s; B = 134 x 2s; </div> <div> angular diameter = 3.66".</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1bc240a0.jpg" border=0 width="292" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">14th<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT><IMG SRC="1bd240a0.jpg" border=0 width="292" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">16th</div> <div> Above: Not a gas giant, but ... Pluto reveals itself by its motion over a two day </div> <div> period in July 1999</div> </td> </tr></table></body>