phxbird
super member
Reged: 12/24/07
Posts: 191
Loc: New Mexico, USA
|
|
Not sure about all of you but I still enjoy looking at sketches of Jupiter even though there are a lot of them. So here is another one!
--------------------
"Big Gun" Celestron 6" Refractor
"The Bargain Bucket" 8" Dob
"X-Factor" Meade ETX 90 EC
"Short Round" Orion ST 80mm
"Dimestore" 60 mm Meade
Celestron AS-GT Mount
Skyview Pro
SAC-7b Imager
SBIG ST-7E Imager
Temple Research Observatory
AAVSO Member
Society of Astronomical Sciences Member
|
JayinUT
I'm not Sleepy
Reged: 09/19/08
Posts: 1289
Loc: Utah
|
|
The King is always good to look at. Like your sketch and observation.
--------------------
Jay in Utah
---------------------------
Historian Donald Osterbrock called him (Edward Barnard) an "observe-aholic," because Barnard, happiest when he could spend all night observing, was moody and difficult when the sky was cloudy.
My Blog
|
Tommy5
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/28/04
Posts: 1984
Loc: Chicagoland
|
|
very nice sketch you captured the huge rift in the seb very well.
|
frank5817
Post Laureate
Reged: 06/13/06
Posts: 4488
Loc: Illinois
|
|
Paul,
Very nice Jupiter sketch. Who could ger tired of Jupiter sketches ---not me. Very fine.  
Frank 
--------------------
my gallery
|
CarlosEH
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/19/05
Posts: 4603
Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County...
|
|
Paul,
A very nice sketch of Jupiter showing the major belts (North Equatorial Belt (NEB) and South Equatorial Belt (SEB)). It appears that you have recorded the bright rifts within the major belts. Thank you for sharing it with us all.
Ironically the Jupiter Observation template that you are using I designed years ago and ALPO has used it as their own (certainly a compliment!)
Carlos
--------------------
|
phxbird
super member
Reged: 12/24/07
Posts: 191
Loc: New Mexico, USA
|
|
Yeah but it would've been nice to give you some acknowledgement!
--------------------
"Big Gun" Celestron 6" Refractor
"The Bargain Bucket" 8" Dob
"X-Factor" Meade ETX 90 EC
"Short Round" Orion ST 80mm
"Dimestore" 60 mm Meade
Celestron AS-GT Mount
Skyview Pro
SAC-7b Imager
SBIG ST-7E Imager
Temple Research Observatory
AAVSO Member
Society of Astronomical Sciences Member
|
CarlosEH
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/19/05
Posts: 4603
Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County...
|
|
Paul,
The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) is a an established and respected organization for the study of the Moon and planets. I gave them the form to use and I am not insulted if they do not mention the creator of the form. I would suggest that the members of the forum consider becoming members of ALPO as they can learn a great deal from it's experienced sections.
http://alpo-astronomy.org/
Carlos
--------------------
|
phxbird
super member
Reged: 12/24/07
Posts: 191
Loc: New Mexico, USA
|
|
It is a very good organization. I belonged years ago but only have limited money and had to choose only one, so now am a member of the AAVSO instead. Stil ALPO is a great resource and deserves support.
--------------------
"Big Gun" Celestron 6" Refractor
"The Bargain Bucket" 8" Dob
"X-Factor" Meade ETX 90 EC
"Short Round" Orion ST 80mm
"Dimestore" 60 mm Meade
Celestron AS-GT Mount
Skyview Pro
SAC-7b Imager
SBIG ST-7E Imager
Temple Research Observatory
AAVSO Member
Society of Astronomical Sciences Member
|
joelimite
sage
Reged: 09/01/08
Posts: 412
Loc: Fayetteville, AR
|
|
Great sketch. The detail you've captured matches to the tee what I saw in my 8" inch Dob last night.
Out of curiosity, do you use a filter when viewing and sketching Jupiter? I tried a neutral density filter on Jupiter for the fist time last night and was surprised how much it actually helped tamp down the excess brightness and bring out subtle cloud details.
Anyways, just curious because of the similarities between your sketch and my own viewing experience.
--------------------
Joel
Orion XT8 w/ Moonlite CR2, Explore Scientific ED80 w/ Porta Mount, Tasco 9TE-5
24mm Meade SWA, 31,17,13,8mm Hyperions, 6,5,4,3.2mm TMB Planetary, 6.7,4.7mm ES UWA, 5mm BGO Ortho
Nikon AE 10x50, Garrett Optical 20x80 UL
|
phxbird
super member
Reged: 12/24/07
Posts: 191
Loc: New Mexico, USA
|
|
Right now the only filter I use is a Celestron/Baader Minus V for Chromatic Abberation from the short focal length refractor. I have used several colored filters in past years but have not broken them out as of late.
--------------------
"Big Gun" Celestron 6" Refractor
"The Bargain Bucket" 8" Dob
"X-Factor" Meade ETX 90 EC
"Short Round" Orion ST 80mm
"Dimestore" 60 mm Meade
Celestron AS-GT Mount
Skyview Pro
SAC-7b Imager
SBIG ST-7E Imager
Temple Research Observatory
AAVSO Member
Society of Astronomical Sciences Member
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
[Re: 