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Old 16-03-2017, 04:07 PM
Wavytone
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Hi Bill,

Another aspect that all have missed is that Jupiter rotates - even if your telescope is able, the red spot isn't always facing earth and you may be looking at the wrong time !

The rotation period is less than 10 hours so on many nights it's possible to see it, a couple of hours either side of its meridian times https://www.projectpluto.com/jeve_grs.htm

As others have noted it is a real challenge to see it in a scope as small as yours though I'd say not impossible, once you can see the brighter bands.
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