JUPITER SLOWS TO A HALT AS ITS RETROGRADE MOTION DRAWS TO A CLOSE NEAR THE BEEHIVE CLUSTER IN CANCER BEFORE RESUMING ITS EASTERLY MOTION THROUGH THE STARS. MARCH 2003.
JUPITER TAKEN WITH MY SONY FD5 DIGITAL CAMERA USING THE AFOCAL TECHNIQUE. 10MM AND 7MM EYEPIECES WITH A 3X BARLOW YIELDING 600 AND 850 POWER
BUT, JUST WHEN I THOUGHT THAT DIGITAL WAS THE WAY TO GO, I TAKE THESE PICTURES WITH MY 35MM SLR AND EYEPIECE PROJECTION ONTO FUJI ASA 800 COLOR PRINT FILM.
THE GREAT RED SPOT IS JUST ROTATING INTO VIEW AT THE RIGHT EDGE (LEFT IMAGE), THEN MOVES ACROSS THE DISK TOWARD THE LEFT AS IN THE MIDDLE AND RIGHT HAND PICTURE SHOW. THIS REPRESENTS ABOUT THREE HOURS FROM FIRST PIC TO LAST.
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