Kris.
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for those who haven't yet read about it, there's a rather rare event visible these days on Jupiter.
it should be visually visible as well in moderate/small scopes. i'm not gonna get a chance to see it due to persistent unstable weather over here, and the spot being visible during the late morning hours when the sun will be already pretty high up 
it would be cool if one of us could grab the chance and give a report on how it looks thru the scope, and perhaps add a sketch. the last time such an event happened was in 1994.
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rolandlinda3
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Thanks for the note. If we get another clear night, we will look, too. Roland
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Tommy5
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Yes lots more info on the imaging and solar system forums, i'll take a look if i can tonight it should transit around 3:00am cdt. 
Edited by Tommy5 (07/20/09 08:35 PM)
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CarlosEH
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Kris,
Thank you for informing everyone on the new South Polar Region (SPR) dark spot which appears to have resulted from an impact (most probably a comet or comet fragment similar to S-L 9 in 1994). Anthony Wesley is a talented planetary imager from Australia who recorded the feature on July 19, 2009 (15:55 U.T.) on the central meridian (System II 210 degrees West) using his 14.5" Newtonian reflector. I hope that other observers are able to follow this dark impact site in the future. Below are links to predicted transit timings of the SPR impact site;
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.php?home
http://jupiter.samba.org/
Carlos
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Thanks, Kris. I hope tp observe and sketch this new phenomenon in the morninig (July 21st) if the weather gives me a break.
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Kris and folks,
Thanks for the heads up on this amazing phenomena!  I'm going out tonight to see if I can get some sketches or images of this!
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Jeremy Perez
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Thanks for starting the thread, Kris!
What a privilege to be able to see something like this with your own eyes. I used my 8 inch Dob and shortly after midnight local time (about 07:10 UT) I was able to identify the scar deep in the south polar region. I don't often tread into planetary sketching, so this took a lot of concentration. The sketch took about 45 minutes from 07:20 UT to 08:05 UT. I created the field sketch on plain white paper on a pre-printed form. The blending was horrible though, so I traced all the contours onto a new sheet of Strathmore Drawing paper and re-created it with graphite pencil (2H and HB). Color and limb darkening were added in Photoshop.
I think the Shoemaker-Levy 9 scars lasted a few weeks before they smeared out. So there should be some more time to clear any weather or scheduling hurtles to see this thing for yourself. Be sure to check it out as soon as you can! Wow!
Full report & larger sketch can be found here:
Jupiter with Impact Scar - JUL 21, 2009 07:20 UT
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CarlosEH
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Jeremy,
An excellent observation of Jupiter showing the new impact site over the South Polar Region (SPR). It is amazing to witness this event (or the aftermath) especially after the S-L 9 event of 1994. Thank you for sharing it with us all.
Carlos
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Kris.
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a wonderfull sketch Jeremy, a drawing says more than a photograph when it comes to appearance through the scope imo!
i know it's probably very difficult to compare your own views with pictures, but do you think the mark has already waned much? also is it easily recognized or rather more difficult to spot? i sure hope it will last for at least a week or so 
i check the weather forecast at meteoblue.com often, and on every window i have i'm completely clouded out so far untill the weekend  (i'll probably set my watch anyway tomorrow morning, without expectations, but you never know)
i'm happy some of us get to see it at least!
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Jeremey, I'm so happy you had the chance to observe and sketch the impact site. Fantastic sketch and report!
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Kris and Jeremy,
Thank you for the heads up Kris and Jeremy yours is the first sketch I have seen of the event. Wonderful sketch and written report.  I hope to get a look soon but no luck so far.
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kraterkid
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Fantastic sketch and report of the Wesley Jupiter impact scar Jeremy! I was out last night and early morning imaging from 11:00 pm to 3 am. The seeing was lousy (Antoniadi IV) but improved slowly throughout the session. I kept wanting to stop imaging and sketch, but I felt compelled to try to catch the scar in a limb to limb transit. I'm hoping to spend some time tonight with the sketchpad. The Wesley impact scar is quite pronounced and is difficult to miss, just hoping we'll all get the chance to sketch and image it as it slowly (I hope) degrades and dissipates.
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CarlosEH
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I produced an artist rendition of what I believe the Wesley Jupiter impact scar would appear to an observer in low orbit from the north of the impact scar. The impact scar, from recent images, appears to be in the process of being sheared ("stretched") by local jovian currents (winds). I hope that everyone gets to view the impact scar soon (including myself).
Carlos
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Carlos, that is an awesome scene you've imagined, and it really helps us to understand what to be looking for over the next few days as the scar degrades. I feel so humbled by the opportunity to be able to witness this rarest of events, all I could think of last night as I imaged was WOW!  Cant' wait to get out there on the next prime meridian crossing! Is there any estimate of how far down the asteroid or cometary body got as it drove into the Jovian atmosphere?
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Wonderful sketch and catch, Jeremy.
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Tommy5
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Carlos and Jeremy wonderful sketches of this new exciting blemish on jup hope it last long enough so everyone can view it.
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Thanks for the comments on the sketch, and great interpretation Carlos! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone else's sketches as they filter in.
Kris, I hope the weather gives you a chance to see it. I'm not sure at what rate it is dissipating. Checking in on the latest images and comparing them should be helpful. With my seeing conditions, it wasn't a striking feature, but it was consistent. The 120X view provided better contrast, but the 240X view was better for working out position and size of the structure as well as the other cloud features. I did not detect elongation as others did. Hopefully I'll get another look at it as it gradually shears away.
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 Fabulous drawing!
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Jeremy Perez
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Jupiter put on a great show tonight!
The impact feature is still hanging on and was readily visible through my 8 inch Dob. The best part was seeing it along with a beautiful shadow transit with Callisto hanging just outside Jupiter's following limb. It also provided a nice contrast for comparison of the two spots. Callisto's shadow was strikingly black, while the impact scar appeared more as a soft feature that seemed to take on the brownish color of the surrounding clouds. I spent more time getting a feel for the impact site itself, and did detect a horizontal elongation and slightly condensed appearance.
I had a couple moments of incredibly good seeing that showed up a lighter patch north of the impact scar and corresponded well to the position of a white spot in the area. I did not detect this white spot as a hard oval, just as a subtle brightening in the area. Midway through my observation, high clouds moved in and foiled my attempts to finish up detail on the preceding edge before it rotated out of view, so the equatorial belts are a little plain in that part of the sketch. I finished the observation just as Callisto was dipping into Jupiter's profile.
The sketch was created on Strathmore Drawing paper with graphite pencils (2H and HB). Mostly just pencil shading, with a little bit of blending stump thrown in to soften some scratch marks. I used Photoshop to add the black background, limb darkening and brownish color.
Larger sketch can be found here:
Jupiter, Callisto, Impact Scar and Shadow Transit
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Had a break in the cloudy weather last night here. Watched the ISS-Shuttle fly directly overhead while waiting for Jupiter to climb into the sky. Soon there after clouds moved in and ended any chance of viewing the impact scar on Jupiter.
Carlos- I love the drawing you made from just above the clouds of Jupiter and the impact point. Very realistic.
Jeremy- Your drawings are beautiful and much appreciated. If I'm going to see this I'll need some better cooperation from the local weather.
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