THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 561       1991 Sept 9 19.20UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:  (0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
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SATURN
Mark Kidger e-mails:
"Four members of the Planetary and Lunar Section of the Agrupacion
Astronomica de Tenerife report independent detection of the
splitting of the North Equatorial Belt of Saturn. The observations
were made between 22:00UT on August 31 and 01:00UT on September 1
by Jorge Gonzalez, Mark Kidger, Pablo Rodriguez and Rafael Barrera
using the 51cm Mons Telescope in Teide Observatory, Tenerife, x270
in very good conditions. All four observers, when comparing notes
after finishing observing, stated that the belt was very much
broader and displaced to the north compared to its appearance over
the last two years and was very clearly split into two, narrowly
separated components. The Equatorial Zone is much less bright than
at the start of the present apparition and activity on the
planetary disc thus seems to have migrated north away from the
equator. A previous, unconfirmed report of splitting had been made
by Jorge Gonzalez (25cm S-C) at the start of August."
In a subsequent telephoned report, Mark informs us this is a rare
event and apparently a continuation of the 1990 disturbance.

NOVA SCUTI 1991
An e-mail chart follows:
\\\\\\ NvSct1991'b' preliminary chart
S,120,20,S
P,18h 44.4m -08 24' (1950)
O,59,58,10.5,21
R,7.70,36,19,1
R,9.00,32,74,2
M,9,9,102,41,10
R,10.23,88,45,3
R,10.48,49,13,4
M,10,113,71,55,32,90,111
M,11,7,27,2,20,9,67,97,59,76,40,54,82,46,38
M,11,9,55,32,60,96,73,113,60,20,110,97,30,50,81
M,11,114,107,73,92,118,67,90,83,108,105,46,85,95,10
R,10.68,60,10,5
R,11.50,61,23,6
M,11,34,13,96,2,81,15,31,7,11,10
M,12,6,79,3,12,83,20,81,73,117,27,28,39,19,26
M,12,46,36,8,36,78,42,85,37,23,76,47,79,30,30
M,12,11,5,29,59,89,23,67,49,90,83,53,25
M,12,100,34,40,106,72,30,91,60,76,62,108,51,68,61
M,12,117,49,30,27,82,51,109,100,110,49,72,11,49,90
M,12,52,16,115,111,110,85,98,118,71,119,55,44,8,69
M,12,53,72,81,111,44,30,82,18,30,16,115,116,33,116
M,12,56,111,110,47,24,106,35,108,54,60,12,114,51,51
M,12,108,50,63,104,113,96,119,111,11,111,101,83,25,31
M,12,114,77,114,62,75,84,29,101,99,92,27,116,77,49
M,12,69,77,19,80,92,58,61,35,18,119,46,105,85,39
R,12.2,60,64,7
R,12.5,61,68,8
M,12,108,72,69,55,107,40,78,55,117,69,54,90
M,12,16,43,39,70,26,103,72,50,35,98,53,103,28,97
M,12,81,53,73,104,117,63,16,114,18,112,78,92,69,93
M,12,87,21,62,8,74,22,110,11,113,18,45,6,104,19
M,12,48,15,83,20,112,6,79,4,68,17,110,23
M,12,27,2,62,3,83,6,26,5,105,3,119,22
E,155
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Guy M Hurst