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Old 05-08-2009, 11:28 PM
bird (Anthony Wesley)
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Thanks guys. Tony the CMI/II/III refer to the longitude of the planet that's on display - there are three different longitude systems because different parts of Jupiters atmosphere rotate at different speeds.

Check out this entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter#Orbit_and_rotation

David, I'll be moving up to a 16" mirror soon, that will help. Also a new camera is on the horizon , maybe for next year.

cheers, Bird
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