I did get in Jupiter tonight
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It had been raining all day and my equipment was over at Kent's shed so I had pretty much written off any observing. This was too bad as the red spot and a Europa shadow transit was taking place. Around 7:30. I said to myself, heck I have the 3 inch antique Goto with it's excellent planetary 0.965 orthos. Perfect. Well it sure is crowded with my observing chair and that big tripod and F/17 scope but it just fits.
It was worth it. Seeing was pretty good considering the weather change.
The news: I can see why everyone has trouble seeing the red spot. I did see it at 90x with the Zeiss 16mm. YIKES it is small. Oh yes, unless you have steady seeing you may very well not see it at all now. I have never seen it so small and hard to see. You almost have to know where it is to find it. I was able to watch the ingress of Europa and see the shadow as it goes across the disc of the planet. Quite nice. A pretty good thanksgiving short session.
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