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Old 09-04-2008, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilW View Post
What time were you viewing Jupiter? It may have been a bit low when you were looking at it - I find the early hours of the morning best right now, when it is near the zenith. The spot is very obvious, & if you didn't see it, then it would be on the other side of the planet.

Hi Phil

It was about 1:30am as I had to wait for it to clear my rooftop, which probably wasn't helping the seeing. I looked hard for the spot, but I'm sure it will be obvious in better conditions and closer to zenith. I'm not a morning person unfortunately
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