Jupiter_sets_1-6_070208

Jupiter, 6 sets, taken between 04:30 - 04:56 July 7th.

The stability was pretty good but with quite a bit of variation. I watched the planet for about 45 minutes through the TMB 130 refractor and quite a bit of detail was visible, though not quite as much as you see in the images. The stability again seemed to worsen as the planet approached the meridian.

This series probably shows the most detail of the few I've taken so far this apprarition. The planet was moving through 30 degrees altitude when these sets were taken.

Dark skies, Larry