Milan Ihnat

Jupiter 195907300116

Jupiter on 1959 July 29/30 at 21:16 EDT (01:16 UT) as sketched by Milan Ihnat. C.M.(1) 281º, C.M.(2) 237º. 6½" refractor at 133x. Seeing good. North is down, east to the right. Transparency good. Middle projection on N equatorial belt seemed to be more pointed. Other belts had darkenings.

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Jupiter 195907230235

Jupiter on 1959 July 22/23 at 22:35 EDT (02:35 UT) as sketched by Milan Ihnat. C.M.(1) 304º, C.M.(2) 314º. 4¼" refractor (Townsend) at 180x. Seeing fair. Transparency fair. Can't be sure of having seen south polar region, therefore did not include it.

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Jupiter 195907200143

Jupiter on 1959 July 19/20 at 21:43 EDT (01:43 UT) as sketched by Milan Ihnat. C.M.(1) 159º, C.M.(2) 192º. 2" refractor at 140x. Seeing very good. Transparency fair. Bands 1, 2, 3 decrease in darkness in that order.

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