Jupiter Back in our Morning Sky for Season 2009
Jupiter is my favourite planet to take photos of, so it’s getting to the exciting time of the year now when Jupiter is gracing our morning skies again and will soon be high enough to point my telescope at and start capturing images.
It’s currently at about 10° altitude at approx 6am from mid-southern latitudes, and gets higher each day. In 1 months time, it will be at 27° altitude at 6am – still very low, but certainly high enough to capture some early season images and see what shape the GRS and Red Jr (Oval BA) take this year.
The image above was captured in late May 2008, and shows the GRS, Oval BA and the Little Red Spot (LRS) which was destroyed by its encounter with the GRS in early July.
Continue reading for a preview of Jupiter season 2009!
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My name is Mike Salway and I'm an amateur astronomer and photographer. I'm the co-founder of 
