Jupiter GRS dramas, 17th-25th May

[andyc]

The Great Red Spot is experiencing some challenges just now, with big waves of red material being pulled from it, a process that is continuing with yet another one in the last day or so!

Here's my collation of images over the past 10 days, with the same region mapped to equirectangular projection (https://photos.app.goo.gl/aoJoJ1S2uwiyrHVF9), some nice details in and around the Spot and Red Spot Hollow. I was particularly lucky enough to get good views of the big blade of material on the 22nd and 23rd, its precursor f. the GRS on the 17th, and the long streamer by the 25th. The potential precursor to the next event is at about the 11 o'clock position on the final image. The Spot loses at least 5% of its width over this period, possibly a bit more.

[morls]

Amazing images.

[Camelopardalis]

Epic Andy, well done :thumbsup:

[Nikolas]

Jupiter is shedding a Tear

[foc]

Terrific images and a very informative post

[John W]

Well done Andy, Really worthwhile images. Thanks, John W.

[Saturnine]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:Terri fic images of the developments around the Red Spot.

[astronobob]

Insane Activity captured there Andy - Iv'e never seen anything like it. Have you shared this event with some other Planetary Community or higher form of Jupiter study group ?
This is a Major Sequence, well done & deserves High Recognition ..!
Any Links to elsewhere shared ?

[JA]

Great sequence Andy. It would make a great minimovie or gif

Best
JA

[andyc]

Thanks everyone! Now if the winds would settle around Sydney I could get another shot :windy:

Bob, thanks :) I share images with a pro-am community of obersvers, most of whose images are visible on PVOL (http://pvol2.ehu.eus/pvol2/) or the Jupiter section of ALPO-Japan (http://alpo-j.asahikawa-med.ac.jp/Latest/Jupiter.htm), and we have a conference paper in for EPSC too. The action is making the various space news sites too now!

Probably the best animations currently are done by Marco Vedovato (http://pianeti.uai.it/index.php/Jupiter:_2019_Animated_gif) (I have one in the works too).

[John K]

Great images and a great time to be imaging Jove!

Shame about the weather in Melbourne at the moment.

Clear skies.

John K.

[Camelopardalis]

Look forward to the next instalment Andy :thumbsup:

Been clear up here the past couple of nights but the seeing has been a bit shocking...

[astronobob]

Hey thats where it needs to be :thumbsup: Thnx for the links Andy & I look forward to your further results down the track..
All the best,,,