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Much like Jupiter, imaging Saturn over two weeks allowed us to make a time-lapse of its cloud-tops.

North Stereographic Timelapse 2018-07-10 to 2018-07-23

Description

Much like Jupiter, imaging Saturn over two weeks allowed us to make a time-lapse of its cloud-tops.

Notes:

  • There is an outbreak near the north pole at 180° longitude.
  • A secondary outbreak is rapidly drifting away eastward from the storm.
  • There appears to be a tiny bright spot between the North Temperate Zone & Belt near 80° longitude on the 1st frame, 60° on the 2nd frame, and 30° on the 3rd frame.

Created with these projections...

There's an outbreak at high latitudes near 180° longitude. More Info...
There seems to be a secondary outbreak connected to the primary one at 90° longitude. More Info...
The secondary outbreak has drifted about -30° since the previous map. More Info...
The secondary outbreak has drifted about -15° since the previous map, and -45° since the second map. More Info...