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I was out with the binos on Saturday night and basically looked at the planets, firstly Saturn was pretty hard to focus 100% due to the almost full moon, however I did study it for some time and can categorically state that I saw the start of the shadow in the position top right adjacent to the body of the planet, as we have previously discussed. Now over the next month, I will be able to tell if the shadow lengthens, as expected.
Next I observed Jupiter, for quite a long time, and I 100% nailed it, the planet was crisp and sharp, I had the moon basically at my back. The four moons were in a sensational formation and so sharp, this time I swear I could see a spherical shape to the moons. I drew a sketch with some notes see below. This was sketched in real time using a red light and I could have redone the sketch later and made it better, but I prefer to retain the authentic data, as I saw it and recorded it.
I am sure that many people reading along with this thread who use binoculars, who have seen Jupiter at it's best, can understand how absolutely gobsmacked I was when the planet rose and I saw it, it was truly awe inspiring. There would be few less impressive sights than what I saw, magnificent Jupiter, flaked by moons in all it's splendour.
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