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Jupiter' Big Blue Spot?

Started by NEW_XRUNDEL, 02/01/2004 06:20PM
Posted 02/01/2004 06:20PM Opening Post
Hello, people! Me and my buddy Alexander Burukhin at 5:50 UT February 1 have spotted unusialy big feston on NEB near the Big Red Spot. It's almoust reaches SEB, crossing ecvator and look deep blue color to me. Seing conditions are horrible. Maybe 2 of 10. Some time we can't get image on focus, but we have shot couple AVI-files on my TMB-175. Here is processed image. Sorry but it is best we could do. Thank you all for reading this!
Russ.

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Posted 02/01/2004 09:57PM #1
Nice photo, I can see the dark spot just south of the grs,the blue festoons are unusually active this season maybe we will something really unusual this year.
Posted 02/04/2004 02:31AM #2
I saw that, in fact I just logged on to ask WHAT IS THAT? Not only is there another spot adjacent to the red spot, but another HUGE one on the other side toward the east, which seems to be framed by two large festoons. The GRS and its new companion are just rotating into view on the western limb.

I shot this with a 90mm refractor so please excuse the little photo, this was at 12:58 AM EST, Feb 3, 2004.

Anybody know what these TWO extra spots are?

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