CarlosEH
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I made an observation of Jupiter on June 11, 2007 (06:00 U.T.). I noted much detail across the jovian disk. The South Polar Region (SPR) appeared dark to dull (3-5/10) and mottled. The South Temperate Zone (STZ) appeared shaded to bright (6-7/10) and irregular. The South Temperate Belt (STB) appeared dark to dusky (3-4/10) and broad. A very bright (8/10) oval was noted within it towards the preceding limb. The South Tropical Zone (STrZ) appeared bright (7/10) with a dusky to dull (4-5/10) band within it's midsection following the Great Red Spot (GRS). The Great Red Spot (GRS) appeared dark to dusky (3-4/10) with no detail visible within. The South Equatoial Belt (SEB) appeared dark to dull (3-5/10) and erratic ( a thin, dull (5/10) band over it's preceding section towards the limb and a series of dusky (4/10) columns oriented north-south over it's following half). The Equatorial Zone (EZ) appeared complex containing a dark to dusky (3-4/10) band across it's center, dusky (4/10) projections originating from dark (3/10) blue festoons along the southern border of the NEB, and very bright (8/10) ovals. The North Equatorial Belt (NEB) appeared dark to dull (3-5/10) with a bright (7/10) rift noted within it and dark (3/10) barges along it's northern border. The North Temperate Belt (NTB) appeared dusky (4/10) and irregular in width. The North Tropical Zone (NTrZ) appeared bright (7/10) without any other detail noted within. The North Polar Region (NPR) appeared dark to dull (3-5/10) and mottled. Io (I) appears preceding the planet at the level of the SEB.
I welcome any comments that you may have on my observation.
Carlos
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frank5817
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Carlos,
Wonderful, pleasing sketch and report.   Your efforts are much appreciate by all of us that get to see your sketches.
Frank 
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Beautifully rendered drawing, Carlos. The dark GRS outlined in that white hollow is striking and the complexity of the Equatorial Zone is amazing. Great colors and detail across the disk.
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Erix
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Wonderful report and sketch, Carlos. With all that detail, it's as if I were actually there viewing it myself.
Thank you!
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Kris Smet
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Ok now i'm jealous jupiter doesn't get high in our skies now, how high was Jup at the time of your sketch? the colours are beautifull
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rodelaet
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I second that, Carlos 
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CarlosEH
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Kris and Rony,
Thank you for the compliments on my latest observation of Jupiter. The colors were dramatic in the eyepiece. At my latitude (+26 degrees North) Jupiter lies approximatey 40 degrees above the southern horizon. Unfortunately for both of you it probably reaches half this value from your higher latitude. The best of luck in your own observations.
Carlos
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rodelaet
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That's right, Carlos.
The sky does behave differently from our lattitude. I believe that we have longer twilight all year long. For the moment we 'enjoy' gray nights due to the summer twilight. An advantage might perhaps be that we can longer enjoy evening planets because they don't sink that fast below the horizon compared to your lattitude.
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Tommy5
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Grea sketch of jup,you captured lots of detail in the ez and the outbreak of the seb.
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CarlosEH
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Tommy,
Thank you for the compliment on my Jupiter observation. Lots of detail was visible over the planet, especially the Equatorial Zone (EZ). I look forward to your future Jupiter observations.
Rony- The best of luck observing Jupiter.
Carlos
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Dee
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Carlos that is so so good, I wish I could see it even half as good as you can
Wonderful sketch of Jupiter, its so low here and I can only see one or two bands for one or two milliseconds
Great to view what I am really looking at 
Thank you
Dee
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CarlosEH
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Dee,
Thank you for the compliment on my Jupiter observation. I am sorry that at your latitude the king of the planets lies so low to the southern horizon. Over the next few years it will improve. Keep making those wonderful observations.
Carlos
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