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Jupiter 196007200443

Jupiter on 1960 July 19/20 at 20:43+12m PST (04:43 UT) as sketched by Jim Low. C.M.(1) 70º, C.M.(2) 190º. 4" reflector at 130x, 167x. Seeing 4/10. Transparency 4/5.

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Jupiter 196007180447

Jupiter on 1960 July 17/18 at 20:47+11m PST (04:47 UT) as sketched by Jim Low. C.M.(1) 117º, C.M.(2) 252º. 4" reflector at 130x, 167x. Seeing 4/10. Transparency 4/5. North is down.

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Jupiter 196007170544

Jupiter on 1960 July 16/17 at 21:44+17 PST (05:44 UT) as sketched by Jim Low. C.M.(1) 354º, C.M.(2) 136º. 4" reflector at 130x, 167x. Seeing 6/10. Transparency 4/5. North is down. Although the seeing was only 6 at Jupiter's altitude, it was 8 high in the sky. Epsilon Lyr (double-double) was very easy, and I est. that the resolving power at that time was about 0.5", although in theory, my telescope should resolve down to 1.2" only.

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Jupiter 196007150456

Jupiter on 1960 July 14/15 at 20:56+5m PST (04:56 UT) as sketched by Jim Low. C.M.(1) 9º, C.M.(2) 166º. 4" reflector at 130x. Seeing 3/10. Transparency 4/5. North is down.

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Jupiter 196007150355

Jupiter on 1960 July 14/15 at 23:55-00:05 EDT (03:55-04:05 UT) as sketched by K.R. Brasch. C.M.(1) 330.8º, C.M.(2) 128.9º. 8" reflector at 165x. Seeing 3. Transparency 4. S.E.B. remarkably darker than previously observed and very sharp outlined.

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Jupiter 196007130538

Jupiter on 1960 July 12/13 at 21:38+6m PST (05:38 UT) as sketched by Jim Low. C.M.(1) 78º, C.M.(2) 101º. 4" reflector at 130x. Seeing 2. Transparency 3. North is down.

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Jupiter 196007090521

Jupiter on 1960 July 8/9 at 21:21+6m PST (05:21 UT) as sketched by Jim Low. C.M.(1) 157º, C.M.(2) 359º. 4" reflector at 130x. Seeing 3/10. Transparency 4 to 5/5. North is down. Note that time zone used is 120th merid. or Pacific Standard.

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Jupiter 196007040155

Jupiter on 1960 July 3/4 at 21:55 EDT (01:55 UT) as sketched by G. Wedge. C.M.(1) 320º, C.M.(2) 203º. 6.5" refractor at 222x. Seeing 3-4. Transparency 4.

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Jupiter 196006220241

Jupiter on 1960 June 21/22 at 21:41+9m EST (02:41 UT) as sketched by Jim Low. C.M.(1) 253º, C.M.(2) 226º. 4" reflector at 130x & 167x. Seeing 4-5/10. Transparency 4/5. North is down.

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Jupiter 196006210245

Jupiter on 1960 June 20/21 at 21:45+10m EST (02:45 UT) as sketched by Jim Low. C.M.(1) 97º, C.M.(2) 78º. 4" reflector at 130x. Seeing 2-3/10. Transparency 3/5. North is down. This observation was made only 9h. 29m. from the time when Jupiter is nearest Earth (Jupiter nearest Earth on June 21d. 12h. 14m. UT at 4.238969 A.U.).

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