Jupiter nomenclature

[iceman]

Hi guys.

Found this interesting website which has a few drawings detailing the various features that appear on images of Jupiter, or when eyeballing Jupiter through the eyepiece.

It's got some nice descriptions of them afterwards, too.

http://members.leapmail.net/~ericj/jupiter_nomenclature.html

At least now I'll know what I'm talking about and can sound all technical when referring to them.

[davidpretorius]

thanks mike, more lingo!

i spose thingy and round splodges doesn't cut it as astro speak!!

[Robert_T]

Thanks Mike, I reckon it adds a lot of interest when you can name particular bits... personalises it and you know when you and someone else are looking at the same bits.

Hmmm... bit out of date though, they don't have the NAGAGRSS here ;)

cheers,