These  images are north up and were taken by my C11 mounted on an AP900GTO mount  with a DMK 21F04 camera.

For info on Saturn's belts and zones please click this link.

You can also see my past images of Saturn at the ALPO Japan Kansai Branch site.

SATURN 2007	SATURN 2009
SATURN 2008

Saturn was almost at the zenith when I took these images.  Seeing was good.

The Saturn Electrostatic Disturbance (SED)  is really brightening now!  It is much more prominent than when I last imaged it. 

Both the SPR and NPR are very dark.  The SEB is very prominent while the NEB looks faint.  There are a lot of band details especially in the northern hemisphere.

Check out the wmv video I made for this session.

Seeing was good this evening.  I was finally able to capture a hint of the SED.

Rhea and it's shadow is in transit while Dione can be seen on the right moving away from Saturn.

The Cassini division can be seen on the edge.  There is also a hint of the Crepe ring.

There are a lot of details in Saturn as we approach opposition.  The SEB is very red while the NPR is also dark.  The SED is just south of Rhea's shadow.  The SED seems to be prominent again and the radio anomaly has been detected by the Cassini spacecraft reported by Georg Fischer .  The SED's location is around III: 0.

Seeing was okay this evening.  I had hoped to image the disturbance that Georg Fischer mentioned but it seems that I was at the wrong CM.

But as a consolation you can see Dione and it's shadow transiting the South Equatorial Belt(SEB).  Titan can be seen above Saturn.  Next month it will resume transiting the surface of Saturn.  Note Tethys on the left.    Mimas is suppose to be just south of the ring but this moon is beyond the resolving power of my C11.

I have made some video (wmv) on the moon dance.   Check them out below:

mono

color

Here's my first image of Saturn this season. 

The SEB is very dark.  The color of both hemispheres are almost the same but the north is slightly darker.  Lots of belt details on both hemispheres.  The NPR is dark.  Dione can be seen on the right.