Observing Jupiter

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Re: Jupiter's Great Red Spot tomorrow morning

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Sigh! Completely overcast here too...
DON'T PANIC
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Re: Jupiter's Great Red Spot tomorrow morning

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cloud_cover wrote:Sigh! Completely overcast here too...
is it me? moon has a halo around it...
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Great Red Spot and Europa Shadow Transit tonight from about 10:10 pm. The shadow should be just under the GRS! Good luck and clear skies!
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GRS transit at 8:01 pm tonight. A good convenient time to observe if the sky is clear.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its moon Io's shadow visible tonight from 8pm. They *may* even coincide exactly at about 9:45 pm.

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Re: Observing Jupiter

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King of the planets is back!!

30 June 2012 Saturday early morning before sunrise all 4 of its moons on one side.

1 July 2012 Sunday early morning before sunrise can see Great Red Spot.
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Jupiter GRS transit tomorrow morning 5:45am. Jupiter high enough in sky before astronomical twilight ends.
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Jupiter's GRS transiting at about 5:54am this morning when Jupiter is high up in the sky (60 degrees). Good opportunity to observe/image if the sky is clear and seeing is good.
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Re: Observing Jupiter

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Hi,
Gary wrote:Another flash on Jupiter!

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/communit ... 63686.html
Our (Earth) bodyguard at work... [smilie=angel.gif]

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