The reason that I asked about the GRS was that the other day, I was staring intently at Jupiter through a 10" SCT, and could not make out any GRS. Must be on the other side, I figured. Well, I took some digital pictures and posted one of the raw images on the CCD forum, and someone replied that *he* could see the GRS in the picture. Sure enough, I stacked all the pictures I took and it was there, near the bottom, clear as day. Now, the seeing was horrible at the time (the Moon was shimmering at 120X). So, I am looking not for opinion but science, if someone put a gun to my head and said "see the GRS or die", given the bad light pollution and seeing of a cold, windy night in Southern California, what telescope do I want?
Speaking of the GRS
Started by NGC88888, 02/12/2003 06:07AM
Posted 02/12/2003 06:07AM
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Posted 02/13/2003 03:35PM
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Ryan, You should be able to see it with your scope on nights of average seeing. I have similar experiences with my 8 inch reflector. Many times I have been observing Jupiter knowing that the GRS should be in view; but not able to see it. I have a decent observing site, but do have some light pollution. When I do see the GRS it almost always just jumps out at me after I have been observing for some time. I think getting your eyes adjusted to the dark is the most necessary ingredient. Try really concentrating on night vision. Use a red light, don't look at any other light source. Close your eyes for a minute and look again.
Good Luck Dave
Good Luck Dave
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