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Originally Posted by Chippy
I've just come in from viewing Jupiter now actually. I saw the GRS tonight for the first time clearly (sort of) with my 8" dob - well I'm sure I did. If it wasn't transiting tonight let me know; but I just checked and believe it is. Still it wasn't all that obvious to my untrained eye - but now I think I'll be able to detect it more easily in the future (I've probably seen it numerous times in the past without knowing). My new eyepeice is what I think may have made the difference - just got a WO ZoomII eyepeice :-) Quite nice and a bit better contrast than my other high power eyepeices I think. I had it 2.5x barlowed most of the time - so was viewing at around 200-400x.
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Hi Chippy,
I use Cartes du Ciel (freeware astro chart program) to confirm Jupiter Red Spot transitions.
What is the brand/type of your 2.5x barlow please?
Thanks,
Glob.