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Jupiter
The drawings
of Jupiter shown below have been compiled from the logbooks of Christopher
Taylor, and show what an experienced amateur astronomer using a moderate
sized instrument at the site, can expect to see. These drawings were
done at the eyepiece of the 12.5" f/7 Newtonian; and in the last
case, that of a 4" f/12 refractor.
 (All
drawings © 1999, Christopher Taylor)
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12.5"
spec. X122, X250, 3.iii.68, 21h.00, Seeing fair. Note GRS (colour
in belts on this occasion) and Fox's Dark Spot on NEB. |
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12.5"
spec, X176, X352, 29.iv.96, 20h.20-30, Seeing fair. Note Phase,
f. limb; Io in transit, = dark oval on SEB.; Europa white on f.limb. |
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12.5"
spec, X204, X352, 5.v.68, 21h.25, Seeing v.good. Note extensive
development of turbulent cloud structures on two main belts and
string of large white ovals in NEB. |
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12.5"
spec. X100 - X300, 7.ii.69, 22h.40, Seeing v.good. Note GRS; collapse
of E.Z, The SEB and NEB having fused into a single belt. |
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12.5"
spec, X176, X264, 13.vii.71, 22h.00 - 22h.10, Seeing IV, transparency
good; GRS vivid salmon-pink; shadow of III in transit |
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4"
OG, X200, 27.vi.95, ~22h.20, Seeing II, irregular dark belt in
S. is persisting effect of 1994 comt impacts; dark spot on NEB
seemed to appear suddenly where at 22h.20, intense red colour
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