On Saturn, a storm is detected Bashny.Net

Giant white storm that was first registered on December 14 last year in the northern hemisphere of Saturn, continues to gain strength. Recall that the first pictures were taken by amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley of Australia. After 10 days, the country's image formation have been recorded using the camera automatically probe "Cassini", which is currently orbiting Saturn. After processing the photographs of white spot has been found round the clock surveillance, not only professional astronomers, but also a few hundred fans.

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Photo of Saturn, made December 14, 2010





Photo of Saturn taken with a camera mounted on Cassini. In appearance napiminaet smoke from cigars



And on January 22 another amateur astronomer John Chumak was obtained a new image of Saturn with a raging storm. Just a month and a half white spot has grown to epic proportions, and covered an area of ​​ten Earth. According Chumak, the storm is perfectly visible from the Earth, and it is an unforgettable sight.



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