A night of excellent seeing allowed for a comparison between IR and V filters. These images show activity around the GRS.
This image shows activity in the disturbed SEB.
This image shows the GRS on the folllowing limb with activity in SEB.
Tonight I caught the Great Red Spot transiting at System II = 63.1 deg.
With Jupiter becoming better placed this year, here are the first few images taken for this apparition. The SEB is seen divided, the NEB appears as dark as usual with a few festoons into EZ. Shadow transit of Io was just commencing during final image at 0044h.
Jupiter Observing Report 4th/5th July 1996 GRS was approaching the meridian when I commenced observing at 2145h UT it appeared pale pink but the southern half of it was darker than the northern part. This was confirmed by CCD imaging. GRS transited at 2201h UT (w2=56deg). SEB was divided following the GRS. Just past the GRS there was a very pronounced and obvious white rift that could be traced at least 30 degrees of longitude. The STB was not obvious, there was little differentiation in detail of the entire region from SPR to STZ. NEB was a dark as usual, appearing as the darkest belt on the planet. At least three dark projections were recorded emmanating from NEB(s) into the EZ. They were all a prominent blue colour. A very dark one ws spotted at about w1=145. It appeared like a dark shadow transit at first when I first caught sight of it on the meridian. However once it had crossed the CM is was not so dark. Seeing conditions average/poor. The best of three images taken during the evening have been assembled an uploaded as J960704.GIF. Telescope: 50cm f/4 stopped to 25cm. Mag: 225x CCD: SX CCD + V filter 2.5x Barlow projection