will i be able to see the red spot with my 200p?

[Daniel-K]

just woundering just how much app you need to see the red spot?? or a transit?

[riklaunim]

I have no problems spotting GRS, shadow or some moons transiting. Green, blue, narrow-green (O-III, Continuum) filter could help.

[Starblazer]

Indeed you shall mate, with a 25mm in the 250px I can make it out, with a 10mm it's easily visible, including shadows and transits.

The 200 should be able to without issue.

[ollypenrice]

I agree with the above. You'll need good collimation and holding a moon in transit across the disc is difficult unless it is against a dark belt. It is easy around the limb.

But I caught a shadow transit from right under a street light in a 4 inch apo some years ago so those are dead easy.

Olly

[Capricorn]

Is the GRS there?

Thought it had "disappeared"

One of the equitorial belt/bands faded away.

If it is there then the 200P should pick it out easily enough.

[brianb]

Is the GRS there?

Thought it had "disappeared"

One ofthe equitorial belt/bands faded away.

The "loss" of the SEB actually makes the GRS more obvious.

You should be able to see the GRS quite easily with as little as 3" of aperture, when it's close to the meridian and the planet is reasonably high in the sky. A "minus red" (cyan, or blue) filter increases the contrast of this object.

[Daniel-K]

whats the grs??

[Glider]

Great Red Spot

I assume the SEB is the Southern Equatorial Band?

[brianb]

I assume the SEB is the Southern Equatorial Band?

Close but no cigar ... pedants would have you call it the South Equatorial Belt

[Daniel-K]

i have a skyglow filter on the way will that help?

[Chris H]

I find its not necessary to use any filters on Jupiter, if the image is a bit bright then crank up the magnification. I can easily see the GRS with my 10" dob at x70 mag.