These images were taken using a Celestron  C14  mounted on an Astrophysics AP900GTO mount and a QHY5III585M and the QHY5III585C  camera. RGB is done using a set of Chroma Technology RGB filters on a Starlight Xpress Motorized filter wheel.  Methane band images are done using a Chroma Methane Band filter (889nm  18nm bandpass).   Amplification is done using an Astrophysics Convertible Barlow working at 2.5X.  I use an Prima Luce ESATTO 2 focuser.

Image acquisition was done using  Torsten Edelmann's Firecapture 2.7 software.  All images are NORTH UP!    Processing was done using AutoStakkert! and Registax.  Derotation is done using Planet Derotator software.

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

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Seeing was excellent today.  These images were derotated and processed using the Planetary Derotator software.

There are some faint spokes visible on the left B ring.  These are obvious in the animation. Tethys is on the upper right while Rhea can be seen in the lower left.

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Seeing was good this evening. But I had to cut short my run when clouds rolled in and a thunderstorm approaching.

Doine is in transit.  It's shadow can be seen in the north pole.  Tethys can be seen on the lower left.  There are no spokes today.

The sky was clear today but seeing was a little unstable.

Tethys and it's shadow can be seen in transit above the rings.  Note the very dark spokes on the left side of the B ring.

Conditions here had been horrible for almost a month due to successive typhoons in our region.  Seeing was good today but transparency was horrible due to clouds.  I had to cut short my imaging run due to clouds.

There are prominent spokes on the right B ring.  Tethys can be seen above the ring.

I finally had clear skies after months of haze from Indonesia.  Seeing was perfect but transparency variable.

The rings are getting brighter due to the Seeliger Effect. Note the spokes on the left side of the B ring are very dark!  Note the bright spot on the lower left on the methane band. 

The sky was hazy today but seeing was incredible.  I had an issue with the USB cable of my camera which refused to connect to the camera.  Fortunately, I had a spare able.

There is a storm on the EZs close to the right edge.  The spokes on the B ring on the left is very prominent.

Conditions were perfect today.  This is my first image of Saturn this season.  This image was captured using a QHY5III585M camera.

Two storms are visible in this image.  The first is a white spot on the left side of the SEB.  THe second in located also the left at -54N.  Saturn's rings are opening up and the Encke minima is very well resolved.