The transit (of the centre) is as expected from a rotation of 10h22mm for the spot (as opposed to 10h14m of Saturn's equatorial zone (System I)). The spot appeared as bright as the brightest part of the rings, with the rest of the equatorial zone slightly shaded and the equatorial belts darker than usual. Predicted transit times (UT) for the remainder of October are given below:
---------- 1994 October ----------- ---------- 1994 November ---------- Day UT Day UT Day UT Day UT Day UT Day UT 22 22:08 25 22:42 28 23:16 31 23:50 4 0:24 7 0:58 23 8:30 26 9:04 29 9:38 1 10:12 4 10:46 7 11:20 23 18:52 26 19:26 29 20:00 1 20:34 4 21:08 7 21:42 24 5:14 27 5:48 30 6:22 2 6:56 5 7:30 8 8:04 24 15:36 27 16:10 30 16:44 2 17:18 5 17:52 8 18:26 25 1:58 28 2:32 31 3:06 3 3:40 6 4:14 9 4:48 25 12:20 28 12:54 31 13:28 3 14:02 6 14:36 9 15:10 James Lancashire British Astronomical Association Cambridge University Astronomical Society