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Great Red Spot is shrinking
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:23 am
by Bigzmey
The article in Sky and Telescope confirms what I have been seeing for the last few years.
GRS is not just getting smaller but also loosing its prominent color.
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-n ... g-smaller/
Re: Great Red Spot is shrinking
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:57 am
by Ylem
Very interesting indeed.
Re: Great Red Spot is shrinking
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 3:08 am
by Unitron48
And I thought it was my aging eyesight!!
Dave
Re: Great Red Spot is shrinking
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:35 pm
by helicon
Thanks. Last couple of times I have viewed it I noticed that it seemed to have faded. Certainly a very interesting article Bigz.
Re: Great Red Spot is shrinking
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:13 pm
by messier 111
it is already starting to be more difficult to see, I also read that its rotation speed has also decreased.
Thank you for this interesting article.