I caught Jupiter last night and it was real nice. The poles were brown and there were three other bands with detail in them (missed grs meridian was around 8 o'clock) one of the moons was occulted by jupiter and I watched it go behind (I lost it at about 11:50 P.M.)( at least I think it was occulted because no shadow spot was seen). Below one of the other moons (about 3-4 jupiter diameters) was a double star with one of the companions signifigantly dimmer than the other. It was visible at 58x (23mm barlowed) and even split at 39x though at the edge of splitability (is there such a word?) and maybe I was imagining it at that power.
If anyone can tell me what stars they were it would be greatly appreciated.
Jupiter was crisp and color free at 225x although whatever I saw at 225x (4mm omni plossel)I saw at 163x (5.5 series 5000).
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If anyone can tell me what stars they were it would be greatly appreciated.
Jupiter was crisp and color free at 225x although whatever I saw at 225x (4mm omni plossel)I saw at 163x (5.5 series 5000).
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