Return of Jupiter's Missing Stripe

The revival of Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt (SEB), missing for nearly a year, is now well underway. The roiling, turbulent disturbance that heralds the brown stripe's full return stretches almost halfway around the giant planet. "Here is a projection map showing the revival on Nov. 29th," says amateur astronomer Wayne Jaeschke of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Note the region bracketed by arrows
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You are able to see this with backyard telescopes, how can a ring disappear and suddenly come back, this is one time I wish I had a telescope.

Meanwhile, amateur astronomers are encouraged to monitor the revival. Point your optics south after sunset:

Sky Map

Those of you with telescopes please let us know what you can see.

Big Mystery: Jupiter Loses a Stripe

May 20, 2010: In a development that has transformed the appearance of the solar system's largest planet, one of Jupiter's two main cloud belts has completely disappeared.

"This is a big event," says planetary scientist Glenn Orton of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. "We're monitoring the situation closely and do not yet fully understand what's going on."

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This is amazing, how can it go away and then return, will be intersted to see if really comes back in the future, it makes you wonder where it went.