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Jupiter last night

Started by vbert, 04/14/2003 06:07PM
Posted 04/14/2003 06:07PM Opening Post
Did a sketch of Jupiter last night and noticed a thin dark band below the lower main band. Is this the same feature that was just below the GRS a couple of months ago? Do those features rotate at different rates? Sorry about the poor sketch (I'm just starting out) The seeing was pretty poor also, I couldnt get much detail.

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Posted 04/15/2003 07:05PM #1
Vincent,

A very good beginning sketch of Jupiter. You have shown the major equatorial bands (NEB and SEB) nicely. It is a matter of practice that will make you a better planetary observer. Please be patient and you will notice improvement quickly.

You may consider using my Jupiter template for your observations located at http://www.arksky.org under the "Online Tools" section.

The best of luck in your own observations.

Carlos