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Re: At long last jr.
08/08/08 08:59 AM
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T5 and Frank,
Nice, detailed sketches and observations from you both--there haven't been too many posted this apparition. And it's always nice to see a widefield view including the Galilean moons. 
Maybe people think Jupiter is too low this year, but your work demonstrates that if you catch J. at its highest and have good seeing and a practised eye, much detail can reveal itself.
I've only used graphite pencils for Jupiter but I would think that conte' crayons would work best if one kept the scale of the drawing large.
About magnification for Jupiter: I usually observe it at mags between 169x and 250x, but if conditions allow 362x, do it! 
Sorry for the late post--I'm trying to get caught up now that my satellite dish is operational again.
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Michael Rosolina
8" f/10 Orange Tube SCT
4.25" f/4.2 Astroscan Reflector
SVP 3.6" f/13.6 CA Reflector
40mm PST f/10
APM Germany HD 15x70 binoculars
Canon 12x36 IS II binoculars
Mark I Eyeball
My CN Gallery
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