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A new small spot on Jupiter??

Started by astrnmrtom, 07/31/2009 06:06PM
Posted 07/31/2009 06:06PM Opening Post
Check out the new thread in the 99mm or less telescope forum regarding a spot on Jupiter. Anyone else see it?

It's not a moon shadow - too far south and is not the impact feature - saw that the night before I noticed this little spot. It's just inside the lighter area between the South Equitorial belt and the south "Cap". Technically I guess - in the south temperate zone.

It's in a longitude where the impact area and the Great spot aren't visible.

Tom

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Tom Masterson
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Posted 08/01/2009 05:33AM #1
Red Spot Jr?

Tom

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Tom Masterson
Coronado-Lunt-Daystar Solar Filters forum Moderator
Posted 08/02/2009 03:25AM #2
Perhaps it was Jupiter's third red spot...

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13963-third-red-spot-erupts-on-jupiter.html

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