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Saturn and its moons / a white spot storm captured on July 29, 2026
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Equipment
Sky-Watcher DOB 16" SynScan · Player One Mars-C II · Player One Mars-M II · Astronomik ProPlanet 642 BP IR-Pass 1.25" · Baader SLOAN/SDSS-r' 1.25" · Baader SLOAN/SDSS-z_s' 1.25" · Baader UV/IR Cut / Luminance 1.25" · Greatstar ADK · Tele Vue 4.0x 2" Powermate (PMT-4201) · Adobe Photoshop · Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert! · Grischa Hahn WinJUPOS · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Torsten Edelmann FireCapture

Session on 07/29/2026 from Tunis, with the 400mm Dobsonian. The capture reveals an active white spot in the southern hemisphere (equatorial/SEB region), likely the signature of a convective plume rising from the deep atmosphere. 📷 image.png Two moons are visible in the field: Enceladus and Tethys. Setup: 400mm Dobsonian, Player One Mars-M II. Luminance composited from color luminance, S', R' and IR642.