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5 moons of Jupiter?
Over the last couple of nights I seem to have observed the normal 4 Galilean moons of Jupiter plus a 5th faint moon. It was tracking with Jupiter and kept the same relative position.
Last nigh I watched it for 4 hours as it remained locked with Jupiter and the other moons.
I'm using a Sky Watcher 10 inch Dobsonian with a 25mm Plossl and a x2 Barlow.
Is is posible that I'm really seeing Amalthea? ie is Amalthea resolvable with this gear, or am I being tricked by some other object?
I also asked a friend with a 10 inch go-to tracking telescope to look, and he confirmed the object and confirmed that it seems to be tracking like a moon???
Love to know either way.
Regards
Robert
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