Hi Christina,
Your "Best" time corresponds to the meridian transit time as I suspected. For your version of SkyTools it looks like the "Begin" and End" times are very close to the rise and set times (they're within 1 minute). The set time is cut off of the screenshot, I'm making an assumption here (very dangerous, I know
). You can observe Jupiter in daylight, if you can locate it. Seeing won't be the best during the day due to air turbulence, unfortunately.
It looks like things are working correctly. Jupiter's just not in a good spot for nighttime viewing right now. July will be better.
Hope this helps,
Phil S.
EDIT: Oops! Jupiter will be in or near conjunction with the sun in July and August so it won't be visible in those months.
Your "Best" time corresponds to the meridian transit time as I suspected. For your version of SkyTools it looks like the "Begin" and End" times are very close to the rise and set times (they're within 1 minute). The set time is cut off of the screenshot, I'm making an assumption here (very dangerous, I know
). You can observe Jupiter in daylight, if you can locate it. Seeing won't be the best during the day due to air turbulence, unfortunately.It looks like things are working correctly. Jupiter's just not in a good spot for nighttime viewing right now. July will be better.
Hope this helps,
Phil S.
EDIT: Oops! Jupiter will be in or near conjunction with the sun in July and August so it won't be visible in those months.
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