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Click here for the July issue of Starry Night Times, which has a detailed guide of how to use Starry Night to view Jupiter's spots.
Click here for a SPACE.com article on Red Spot Jr.
Viewing Jupiter

You’ll find Jupiter glowing brilliantly in the southern sky at nightfall, about halfway between the horizon and straight overhead. Its banded cloud pattern offers a pleasing view in backyard telescopes. Start with a low-power eyepiece and get the sharpest focus you can by turning your scope’s focusing knob back and forth slowly until the bands appear distinct. Then let go of the knob and gaze intently at the planet. If the atmospheric “seeing” is good, you should see a reasonably sharp image punctuated by occasional moments of great clarity. You may then want to try a higher-magnification eyepiece to see if the larger image scale reveals more detail or just more fuzziness.

Do you see the famous Great Red Spot? Actually, it will appear more pink or coral-colored than red. While you’re at it, see if you can make out the newly discovered, junior-sized red spot. It’s the same color and about half the size of the Great Red Spot. At least, that’s how it looks now. Having started out as three small white spots, who knows how it might evolve in the coming weeks, months, and years. It’ll be worth keeping an eye on!

Steve Peters
VP Merchandising, Orion Telescopes & Binoculars

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