Sol Robbins
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Good seeing conditions progressed through the evening.
Here's a sketched Jupiter observation through the 3" scope @ 180x. A couple of large scale brightenings appeared at EZs into SEBn.
Io appears on upper left and there was Europa's shadow.
Best,
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kraterkid
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Man you make that little scope sing Sol! Great work!
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frank5817
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Sol,
Great sketch with all the details (festoons, white ovals, breaks in the belts, etc,). 
Frank 
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Sol Robbins
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I was shocked by this view in a modest refractor. It was a bit difficult to draw in the there were 4 very large brightenings in the EZs/SEBn region, as well as the Equatorial festoon rift. In order to convey the contrast of these brightenings, I quickly settled on making my grayscale a little bit darker and more spread out.
Additionally the coloring was subtle but noticeable.
Thanks,
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Sol,
Fantastic observation and sketch!! That refractor rocks.
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Special Ed
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Sol, that is one honey of a scope!
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oldsalt
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Fantastic Sol, the little 3" rocks.
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Sol Robbins
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Rony, Micheal & Jim,
Thanks for the compliments.
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Sol,
An outstanding observation of Jupiter for any size aperture. You have recorded a wealth of detail between the South Equatorial Belt (SEB) and the North Equatorial Belt (NEB), especially the Equatorial Zone (EZ). I agree that your 3-inch refractor must be a good one. I look forward to your future observations.
Carlos
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Sol Robbins
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Thanks Carlos.
Hope to see some of yours too.
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SallyR
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Sol, that is an exquisite sketch of Jupiter.
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I agree with everyone! A superior sketch by itself, but a magnificent display of observational skill with an 80mm scope! You need to send that to ASOD immediately!
-Andy
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Sol Robbins
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Sally & Andy,
Thanks for the complimentary and encouraging words.
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