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Old 26-07-2009, 10:53 AM
Dennis
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Hi Mark

The last time I saw these were with Jupiter low, gusty SW winds and with the jet stream active according to the weather map. Normally, I wouldn’t venture outdoors for hi-res imaging under these conditions.

The ‘scope was the Mewlon 180 which has an open tube design (no corrector) and it had been outside for some 2 hours.

As Jupiter got above 35-40 degrees, the “viewing through shallow, rippling water” began to diminish and the more jittery high frequency seeing predominated.

Cheers

Dennis
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