Details of the Great Red Spot

The Great Red Spot
Sketch and Details by Carlos Hernandez

I made an observation of the Great Red Spot (GRS) and surrounding region (South Equatorial Belt (SEB)) on August 10, 2008 (04:30 U.T.). The amount of detail visible within and surrounding the Great Red Spot (GRS) was impressive. The core of the GRS was a dark salmon color (3-4/10) surrounded by a reddish pink to white color (5-7/10) over the rest of the GRS. The South Equatorial Belt (SEB) was a light brown to a greenish-brown color (3-4/10) with bright (7/10), undulating rifts over it’s northern half. The South Tropical Zone (STrZ) appeared bright with a dusky to dull (4-5/10) band appearing to connect to the southern border of the GRS. A dark (3/10) elongated condensation appeared within it following the GRS. An elongated, and bright (7/10) oval BA was noted within the dark (3/10) South Temperate Belt (STB). The center of the GRS was timed at 130.3 (L2, 128.4 L3).

A digital image produced in Photoshop CS3.

Carlos