[BAA-ebulletin 00977] Storm on Neptune

[Rick]

[BAA-ebulletin 00977] Storm on Neptune
(c) 2017 British Astronomical Association    http://www.britastro.org/

On 2017 June 10, Australian amateurs Darryl Milika and Pat Nicholas imaged a bright spot in Neptune's northern hemisphere. They used a C14 Schmidt-Cassegrain, with IR, R, G and B filters.

A series of images taken from 19:45 UT until 21:02 UT showed the spot moved with the rotation of the planet.

Further observations are urgently required to see if this storm persists.

Mike Foulkes. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune Section director.