Hello all,

This question may have been raised before in another thread.

Is a 'Southern belt' reappearing on Jupiter?

I spent a little time processing a couple of captures from last night and in teh better ones it looks like there is a belt in line with the bottom of the GRS.

Couldn't really see it with visual observing.
(But then the Anti-Astronomy section of the family were continually turning on and off lights killing my night vision )

Peter

Very nice images Peter. I agree, your shots show a distinct feature where the missing belt ought to be. Well done!

Mike

Hi Peter.
I have heard something to that effect else where.
However I can't seem to access your images as there is no link above!!

Apologies for that (I have them in another post on teh forum )

Here you go:

29th Sept -

www.petermandal.com/images/stories/Temp/..._2047_59%20Clean.jpg
www.petermandal.com/images/stories/Temp/...929_2047_59Clean.jpg

17th Sept -
www.petermandal.com/images/stories/Temp/...o%20in%20Transit.jpg

Peter

looking at your images there Peter, its quiet possible, more images will prove or disprove the point.

Thank you guys.

I've seen much clearer more detailed images on other fora that do not show it.

This is one from Pic du Midi on 29th Sept:

astrosurf.com/eternity/temp/jupiterbest.jpg
(Courtesy of Stargazers Lounge)

It may just boil down to some aberration in my set-up....

Time will tell

That will be pretty cool if it is just that, Peter! I am no expert, but just to play Devil's Advocate...

...as there is a lot of purple in your images, could you be getting an artefact in UV light that is showing up, maybe as something like chromatic aberration? You're probably going to need a different telescope with the same camera on that in order to do a 'process of elimination', if you know what I mean...

Seanie.

well given
www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/tours-events/sky-...eek/GRC_Jup_2010.jpg
the seb is still white, but watch this space, its expected to come back with a bang anytime in the next 2 years.
To me it looks like you got too much purple in the colour balance, making the belt artifically stand out. Adjusting colour balances in photohop would fix this,