[Quark (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by EricB

It's a beauty Trevor

Eric

Thanks very much Eric.

Originally Posted by Sebbie

Lovely resolution Trevor, especially in the EZ

White spot feature looks very interesting indeed..

Rgds,
Sebastian

Thanks very much Sebastian.

Originally Posted by alistairsam

Wow, I'd love to talk like that someday, so many acronyms!!
have no clue of what it means, but interesting nonetheless.

Nice clean image.

Cheers
Alistair

Hi Alistair,
I suppose the lingo does seem a bit like double Dutch. If you are interested in understanding more there is a substantial amount of info available on the ALPO (Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers) and BAA (British Astronomical Association) websites, they both have dedicated sections that deal with each particular planet.
I am involved with several different research teams mainly focussed on Saturn & Jupiter. All of my data goes to them and also to the BAA, ALPO, ALPO Japan, JUPOS, PVOL & IOWP. Most require the image be orientated South Up. The sense of East & West loses considerable meaning depending on the optical design of any particular scope so “P’ (Preceding) and “F” (Following are the descriptors used to indicate the direction of rotation and also to aid in describing where a particular structure or detail is located in the image.
Both Jupiter and Saturn have the same nomenclature with bright zones and dark belts, although on Saturn they are much more subtle. The bright zones are warm material rising while the dark belts are cooler material sinking.
Considering Jupiter. The nomenclature for the major Southern Hemisphere regions is replicated for the Northern Hemisophere.
EZ (Eqatorial Zone) is the bright equatorial band. Then moving further South we come to.
SEB (Southern Equatorial Belt) STrZ (South Tropical Zone) STrB (South Tropical Belt) STeZ (South Temperate Zone STeB South Temperate Belt SPR (South Temperate Region)
There are even further descriptors as from time to time one belt or zone could split or fade away. Dr John Rogers is the director of the BAA Jupiter section and very highly regarded as an authority on Jupiter. His book “The Giant Planet Jupiter” is the Bible when it comes to Jove.

Originally Posted by noeyedeer

nice image as always Trevor!

this map help with some of the lingo Alistair. another good book is "Jupiter and how to observe it"

media.skyandtelescope.com/images/JupiterBands-2004_m.jpg

matt

Thanks very much Matt.