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Old 01-10-2012, 12:43 PM
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Trying to see detail on jupitor is very tricky. I have been observing it now for several years, with reflectors from 6inch to 10 inch. Having discovered all of these chinese mirrors had some amount spherical aberation i replaced my currant 8inch mirror with a Parks primary from the good ol USA. Very good optics mached with exelent seeing are needed to resolve detail in the belts of jove. The detail is not high contrast by nature like the moon. As others have said, develop patience, collimate your newt, cool it, and hope for good seeing.
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