The planet Jupiter is the GIANT planet of our solar system: about 11.2 times as big as the Earth and 318 times heavier! In October 2002 was Jupiter 817 million kilometers from Earth.
Jupiter has 4 large moons (about the size of our own moon) which were first seen by Galileo Galilei (in 1610). Their names: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Jupiter is wrapped in cloud bands, and the Great Red Spot (GRS) of Jupiter is famous. Jupiter rotates very fast: one rotation in roughly 9 hours.
Before I go to my observatory for an imaging session I usually consult the simulation program The Planets to get information about what moons and/or GRS are visible: then I know when to image!
Much more about Jupiter is only one click away ...
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 March 10-16, 2002. Jupiter majestically sails past star SAO 78348, demonstrating that Jupiter is a planet and not a star. The small hiccup is caused by three successive cloudy nights ... |
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Jupiter with Callisto, Io and Ganymedes August 26, 2009 22:36 UT. Imaging: LX200 10inch f/10 telescope [focal length 2500mm, Philips ToUcam webcam, Baader Infrared Blocking Filter. Mouse in/out to hide/see the captions. |
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Jupiter August 23, 2009 23:26 UT. My first decent Jupiter since 2005. Imaging: LX200 10inch f/10 telescope with 2.5x Televue Powermate operating at f/25 [focal length 6250mm, Philips ToUcam webcam, Baader Infrared Blocking Filter. |
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Jupiter with Io and Ganymedes August 23, 2009 23:18 UT. Imaging: LX200 10inch f/10 telescope [focal length 2500mm, Philips ToUcam webcam, Baader Infrared Blocking Filter. Mouse in/out to hide/see the captions. |
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Jupiter at 15 degrees altitude. August 8, 2009 22:07 UT. While imaging NGC6992 I spotted Jupiter low in my skies, so I grabbed my Coolpix 995 and took this picture. Obviously Jupiter is out of my range these days ... Imaged with my Nikon Coolpix 995 camera in auto mode; the uneven illumination is caused by the rising moon. More 'naked eye' images like this. |
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September 20, 2008 20:10 UT. My smallest Jupiter ever. Altitude: 17 degrees; distance: 719 million kilometres. Site: brightly illuminated camping site in Azay le Rideau, France. Imaging details: Bresser Skylux Lidl scope 70mm f/10 [focal length 700mm] on motorized Astro-3 mount, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; standard ToUcam Pro webcam. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 90 seconds;<br>
brightness 50; gamma 32, saturation 50, white balance R-44 B-22; exposure 1/50; gain: 38, K3CCDTools Brightness meter: 212.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 900].<br>
Seeing: 6-7/10, transparency 8/10.<br>'))
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May 2, 2006 23:30 UT. Jupiter with Io and Europa; altitude 21 degrees. Imaged with LX200 10-inch f/10 telescope [focal length 2500mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 60 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 0, saturation 50, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 90, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 152.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 500], including unsharp masking [175 pixels blur].<br>
Seeing: 8/10, transparency 8/10.<br>'))
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April 11, 2005 00:17 UT. Jupiter with Io. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8 with 5x TeleVue Powermate [focal length 6000mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 10, saturation 50, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 65, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 105.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 450], including unsharp masking [150 pixels].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 8/10.<br>'))
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April 3, 2005 22:39 UT. Jupiter with Io. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8 with 5x TeleVue Powermate [focal length 6000mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 0, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 75, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 130.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 300], including unsharp masking [175 pixels].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 7/10.<br>'))
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April 1, 2005 21:54 UT. Jupiter with Europa. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8 with 5x TeleVue Powermate [focal length 6000mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
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March 31, 2005 22:05 - 22:53 UT. During this period of time I imaged Jupiter with several focal lengths ranging from 400mm to 6000mm. I have made an animation to show the effects in a zooming fashion. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 0, saturation 95, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 90, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 103.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 400].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 7/10.<br>'))
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March 31, 2005 22:53 UT. Jupiter with Callisto; Io, Ganymede and Europa are outside the field of view. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8 with 5x TeleVue Powermate [focal length 6000mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 35, saturation 95, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 75, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 124.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 350].<br>
During the processing I noticed quite a lot of RGB shift on the moons which I could only treat by darkening the red and blue channels of the moons and lower the saturation of the green channel.<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 6/10.<br>'))
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March 31, 2005 22:43 UT. Jupiter with Callisto, Io and Ganymede; Europa is outside the field of view. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8 with 3x TAL Barlow [focal length 3600mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 40, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 50, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 184.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 240].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 6/10.<br>'))
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March 31, 2005 22:21 UT. Jupiter with 4 satellites. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8 with 2x Vixen HQ Barlow [focal length 2400mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 60 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 50, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 10, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 216.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 500].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 5/10.<br>'))
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March 31, 2005 22:05 UT. Jupiter with 4 satellites. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8 in prime focus [focal length 1200mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @5 fps during 60 seconds;<br> brightness 45; gamma 40, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 95, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 255.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 150].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 5/10.<br>'))
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March 31, 2005 21:48 UT. Jupiter with 4 moons: [from left to right] Callisto, Io, Ganymede, and Europa. Imaged with 400mm SLR Photolens, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter and SC3A b/w RAW camera. |
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March 26, 2005 22:31 UT. Moon - Jupiter conjunction. I imaged with my Nikon CP995 in full auto mode as there was no time [that tree is very close] to determine the correct camera settings in manual mode and therefore the moon is overexposed. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 30 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 25, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 60, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 122.<br>
Planetary post processing: [stack size 400].<br>
Seeing: 6/10, transparency 5/10.<br>'))
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March 18, 2005 00:12 UT. Jupiter with GRS and approaching Ganymede and - further away - Callisto. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 3x TAL Barlow operating @ f/24 [focal length 3600mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 30 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 25, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 60, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 122.<br>
Planetary post processing per AVI: [stack size 150].<br>
Animation prepared in K3CCDTools and finalised in Animagic.<br>
Seeing: 6/10, transparency 5/10.<br>'))
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March 17, 2005 23:14 - March 18, 2005 00:12 UT. Jupiter with GRS and approaching Ganymede and - further away - Callisto. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 3x TAL Barlow operating @ f/24 [focal length 3600mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. Animation prepared as per the K3CCDTools 2 animation tutorial and finalised in Animagic. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 0, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 80, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 183.<br>
Planetary post processing [stack size 400].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 7/10.<br>'))
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March 15, 2005 00:07 UT. Jupiter with Callisto; altitude: 27 degrees 53 minutes. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 5x Powermate operating @ f/40 [focal length 6000mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 0, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 85, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 204.<br>
Planetary post processing [stack size 400].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 7/10.<br>'))
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March 14, 2005 23:57 UT. Jupiter with Callisto; altitude: 26 degrees 54 minutes 9 seconds. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 5x Powermate operating @ f/40 [focal length 6000mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 0, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 85, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 201.<br>
Planetary post processing [stack size 500].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 7/10.<br>'))
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March 14, 2005 23:55 UT. Jupiter with Callisto; altitude: 26 degrees 43 minutes. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 5x Powermate operating @ f/40 [focal length 6000mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @15 fps during 45 seconds;<br> brightness 50; gamma 20, saturation 100, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 60, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 211.<br>
Planetary post processing [stack size 400].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, transparency 7/10.<br>'))
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March 14, 2005 23:33 UT. Jupiter with Callisto, Europa and Ganymede; altitude: 24 degrees 30 minutes. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 3x TAL Barlow operating @ f/24 [focal length 3600mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: format 640x480 @10 fps;<br> brightness 50; gamma 0, saturation 50, white balance auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 50, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 108.<br>
Planetary post processing [stack size 350].<br>
Seeing: 8/10, transparency 8/10, almost no wind, light frost.<br>'))
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February 4, 2005 21:18 UT . Altitude: 32 degrees 7 minutes 4 seconds. Note the GRS on the right hand side of Jupiter. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 5x Powermate operating @ f/40 [focal length 6000mm], Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: @15 fps during 120 seconds giving 1795 frame [dropped 71]; format 352x288; brightness 20; gamma 100; saturation 100; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/50; gain: 40; K3CCDTools Brightness meter: 99.<br>
Planetary post processing [stack 200].<br>
Seeing: 8/10.<br>'))
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April 14, 2004 20:17 UT. Jupiter with the 4 Galilean moons. imaged with: TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; prime focus, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
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Format 352x288 @15 fps during 45 seconds; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 60, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 167.<br>
Planetary Post Processing [stack size 500], upsized 1,5.<br>
Seeing: 7/10, urban light pollution, moderate turbulence, bright moon.<br>'))
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April 1, 2004 22:25 UT. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8, with 3x TAL Barlow operating at f/24. |
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Format 352x288 @15 fps during 45 seconds; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 60, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 109.<br>
Planetary Post Processing [stack size 450].<br>
Seeing: 7/10, urban light pollution, low transparency, bright moon.<br>')){kind=spacer}
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March 29, 2004 20:15 UT. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8 operating at f/32: I applied a 2x Photo teleconverter combined with my 2x HQ Vixen Barlow. |
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March 28, 2004 21:37 UT. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8, but operating at f/48: I applied a 2x Photo teleconverter combined with my 3x TAL Barlow. |
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Format 352x288 @15 fps during 45 seconds; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: fixed; exposure 1/25; gain: 75, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 170.<br>
Planetary Post Processing [all with stack size 450].<br>
Seeing: 6/10, quite some turbulence.<br>'))
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Format 352x288 @15 fps during 45 seconds; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: fixed; exposure 1/25; gain: 75, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 170.<br>
Planetary Post Processing [all with stack size 450].<p>
Seeing: 6/10, quite some turbulence.<br>
The animation was preprared in Photoshop and finally built in Animagic.<br>'))
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March 23, 2004 20:38 - 21:01 UT. Jupiter with approaching and hiding Io. I captured a series of 9 images, all with my TAL-2M 6-inch f/8, but operating at f/32: I applied a 2x Photo teleconverter combined with my 2x Vixen HQ Barlow. And here is the animation (click the image to enlarge). |
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Format 352x288 @15 fps during 45 seconds; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: fixed; exposure 1/25; gain: 75, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 170.<br>
I executed my Planetary Post Processing method [stack size 550] with great care on this particular AVI to get the most out of it.<br>
Seeing: 6/10, quite some turbulence.<br>'))
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March 23, 2004 20:51 UT. Jupiter with approaching and hiding Io. This image I consider the best of this night. Imaged with: TAL-2M 6-inch f/8, but operating at f/32: I applied a 2x Photo teleconverter combined with my 2x Vixen HQ Barlow. |
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The f/24 image: format 640x480 @15 fps during 46 seconds giving 694 frames [dropped 317 frames]; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 75, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 130.<br>
Planetary Post Processing [stack size 300].<p>
The f/16 image: format 352x288 @15 fps during 45 seconds giving 675 frames [dropped 37 frames]; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: auto; exposure 1/25; gain: 60, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 226.<br>
Planetary Post processing [stack size 400], upsized 150%.<br>
Seeing: 5/10, low transparancy: milky sky.<br>')){kind=spacer}
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Jupiter with Ganymede, Europa and Io. March 17, 2004 20:01 and 20:08 UT. Collage of 2 images, both with my TAL-2M 6-inch f/8, but operating at different focal lengths. One image was captured with 3xTAL Barlow [f/24] and the other with the 2x Vixen HQ Barlow [f/16]. |
: @5 fps during 60 seconds giving 300 frames; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: fixed; exposure 1/25; gain: 50, K3CCDTools 2 Brightness meter: 200.<br>
Planetary Post processing [stack size 240] and final touch-up in Photoshop.<br>
Seeing: 5/10, racing and thickening high altitude clouds.<br>'))
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March 7, 2004 21:54 UT. TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 2x Photo Teleconverter and 2x Vixen HQ Barlow operating @ f/32. |
: @15 fps during 45 seconds giving 672 frames; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: fixed; exposure 1/25; gain: 38, K3CCDTools Brightness meter: 66.<br>
Post processing in Registax [stack size 450] and final touch-up including 150% upsize in Photoshop.<br>
Seeing: 7/10, milky atmosphere: snow expected.<br>'))
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February 26, 2004 22:13 UT. With GRS. Imaged with TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 3xBarlow operating @ f/24, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: @15 fps during 45 seconds giving 673 frames; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: fixed; exposure 1/25; gain: 40, K3CCDTools Brightness meter: 81.<br>
Planetary Post Processing and final touch-up including 150% upsize in Photoshop.<br>
Seeing: 8/10.<br>'))
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February 23, 2004 22:14 UT. Imaged with: TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 3xBarlow operating @ f/24, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: @15 fps during 45 seconds giving 670 frames; brightness 50; gamma 0; saturation 100, white balance: fixed; exposure 1/25; gain: 40.<br>
Planetary Post Processing and final touch-up including 150% upsize in Photoshop.<br>
Seeing: 8/10.<br>'))
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February 23, 2004 22:09 UT. Imaged with: TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 3xBarlow operating @ f/24, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: @5 fps during 90 seconds giving 450 frames; brightness 50; gamma 45; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/33; gain: 15.<br>
Planetary Post Processing and final touch-up in Photoshop.<br>
Seeing: 7/10, nice and clear after rain showers. I had to hurry because Jupiter was racing towards the trees.<br>
Altitude of Jupiter: 45 degrees.')){kind=spacer}
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February 19, 2004 01:48 UT. Imaged with: TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 3xBarlow operating @ f/24, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: @10 fps during 90 seconds giving 900 frames; brightness 30; gamma 30; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/25; gain: 50; K3CCDTools Brightness meter: 79.<br>
Aligned, stacked and wavelets in Registax2 and final touch-up in Photoshop.<br>
Seeing: 6/10, nice and clear after the haze had lifted, but quite some turbulence.<br>
Altitude of Jupiter: 31 degrees.')){kind=spacer}
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February 15, 2004 23:52 UT. Imaged with: TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; with 3xBarlow operating @ f/24, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: @5 fps during 90 seconds giving 450 frames; brightness 20; gamma 100; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/100; gain: 40; K3CCDTools Brightness meter: 99.<br>
Aligned and wavelets in Registax2, final touch-up in Photoshop.<br>
Seeing: 6/10, nice and clear after the haze had lifted, but quite some turbulence.<br>
Altitude of Jupiter: 28 degrees.')){kind=spacer}
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February 15, 2004 23:39 UT. Jupiter with the 4 Galilean moons. Imaged with: TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; prime focus, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: 5 fps during 90 seconds giving 450 frames; brightness 50; gamma 50; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/25; gain: 50.<br>
Planetary Post Processing [see my hints and tips pages], upsampled x2 and resized by 75%, Unsharp Mask [75 pixels] subtracted and final touch-up in Photoshop.')){kind=tracking}
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January 3, 2004, 05:12 UT. I woke up early to capture my first Jupiter of this season and I had to hurry because Jupiter was about to hide behind the trees. Imaged with: TAL-2M 6-inch f/8; 3x Barlow, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; ToUcam Pro. |
: 5 fps during 60 seconds giving 300 frames.<br>
Brightness 10; gamma 23; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/33; gain: 78, K3CCDTools brightness meter: 255.<br>
Registax for aligning and wavelets, Photoshop for minor histogram adjustment.
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April 11, 2003, 19:55 UT. Jupiter and the 10 days and 2 hours old moon. This wide field image shows the difference in brightness between the moon and Jupiter. More information about this brightness aspect: click the image and read on. Imaged with: Imaged with TV zoom lens @ 10mm, no filters; Vesta Pro [in non-SC mode] and K3CCDTools. |
: 5 fps during 90 seconds giving 450 frames.<br>
Brightness 50; gamma 0; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/5; gain: 42, K3CCDTools brightness meter: 207.<br>
Registax for aligning and wavelets, Photoshop for minor histogram adjustment.
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April 3, 2003, 20:47 UT. Jupiter with Io. Imaged with: TAL-2M 15cm f/8 1200mm telescope; 3xBarlow, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; Vesta Pro [in non-SC mode] and K3CCDTools. |
: 5 fps during 100 seconds giving 500 frames.<br>
Brightness 50; gamma 0; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/5; gain: 30, Brightness meter: 234.<br>
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: 5 fps during 100 seconds giving 500 frames.<br>
Brightness 50; gamma 0; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/25; gain: 75, Brightness meter: 245.<br>
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March 25, 2003, 19:45 - 20:40 UT. Jupiter in several sizes, with and without moons, but with GRS and a nice shadow of Callisto! Prime Focus of my TAL-2M With 3 x Barlow With 3 x Barlow 'extended' |
: 5 fps during 30 seconds giving 150 frames.<br>
Brightness 50; gamma 0; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/5; gain: 35, Brightness meter: 172.<br>
Sky map: courtesy of The Planets (version 2.02) www.cpac.org.uk
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February 25, 2003, 21:50 UT. The shadow of Io and also Io itself [the vague shadow just to the right of the darker shadow] and Europa. Sky map: courtesy of The Planets Imaged with: TAL-2M 15cm f/8 1200mm telescope; 3x Barlow, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; Vesta Pro [in non-SC mode] and K3CCDTools. |
: 5 fps during 90 seconds giving 450 frames.<br>
Brightness 50; gamma 0; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/5; gain: 14, Brightness meter: 216.<br>
Stacked in Registax; stack 400; wavelets 3 through 6: 20.5 - 50 - 50 - 50; Contrast 80; Brightness 0; Gamma 0.8<br>
No further post processing.'))
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February 24, 2003, 20:05 UT. Since February 13, 2003 Ganymede has travelled a lot and now has just passed Jupiter at the far side. North is UP. |
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While still in my observatory I processed one AVI while capturing another ....
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After that I contacted Eric Ng about this strange phenomenon.
Eric contacted his experts and John H. Rogers, Ph.D., Jupiter Section Director, British Astronomical Association gave the following explanation:<p>
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Yes, I believe the spot in the centre of your image is Ganymede. It always appears dark in transit. (Galileo Regio faces away from the planet so we always see this side in transit -- though all of the moon is darker than Jupiters clouds.)
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TAL-2M 15cm f/8 1200mm telescope; 3x Barlow, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; Vesta Pro [in non-SC mode] and K3CCDTools. Brightness Meter: 188<br>
Camera settings (logged with QCamLog): 5 fps during 90 seconds giving 450 frames; brightness 50; gamma 0; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/5; gain: 40, Brightness meter: 185.<br>
Stacked in Registax; stack 250; wavelets only 2 through 6: 8.2/19.5/30-/3.2/50; Contrast 100; Brightness -20<br>
No further histogram adjustment.<br>
The animation was made in Animagic.'))
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February 13, 2003, 21:57 and 22:01 UT. This animation of two AVI's captured at 21:57 UT and 22:01 shows the transit of Ganymede. The shadow of Ganymede is left and Ganymede itself on the right side. North is UP. Imaged with: TAL-2M 15cm f/8 1200mm telescope; 3x Barlow, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; Vesta Pro [in non-SC mode]. |
: 5 fps during 90 seconds giving 450 frames; brightness 50; gamma 0; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/5; gain: 82.<br>
Aligned and stacked in Registax; stack 400; wavelets only 4 through 6: 21.8 - 50 - 50; Contrast 100; Brightness 0.<br>Histogram adjustment in Photoshop [levels, colour balancing].'))
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February 11, 2003, 00:15 UT. Jupiter with moon Io. Imaged with: TAL-2M 15cm f/8 1200mm telescope; 3x Barlow, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; Vesta Pro [in non-SC mode]. |
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February 10, 2003 00:04 - 00:40 UT Animation: The shadow of Io on the surface of Jupiter and Io leaving Jupiter. |
: 5 fps during 90 seconds giving 599 frames; brightness 50; gamma 0; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/25; gain: 82.<br>
Aligned and stacked in Registax; stack 250; wavelets only 4 through 6: 11.1 - 29.5 - 50; Contrast 100; Brightness 0.<br>Histogram adjustment in Photoshop [levels, colour balancing, slight unsharp masking].'))
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February 3, 2003, 21:33 UT. The moon Io is just leaving Jupiter. Imaged with: TAL-2M 15cm f/8 1200mm telescope; 3x Barlow, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; Vesta Pro [in non-SC mode]. |
: 5 fps during 120 seconds giving 599 frames; brightness 58; gamma 55; white balance: fixed; exposure 1/25; gain: 60.<br>
Post processing in Registax; stack 538; wavelets 1 through 6: 6.8 - 6.4 - 7.7 - 16.4 - 30.5 - 31.8; Contrast 100; Brightness -50.<br>Enlarged in Irfanview by 40% and some horizontal striping removed in Photoshop: Gaussian Blur Radius 0.5 pixel. ')){kind=tracking}
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January 24, 2003, 21:35 - 21:52 UT. The moons Io and Europe are approaching Jupiter (Io is closest to Jupiter). Note the great Red Spot (GRS) on Jupiter.
The top picture is captured with 2xBarlow and 40% enlarged, the lower image with 3xBarlow with no enlargement. |
. During capture I took great care not to overexpose Jupiter and yet obtain good visibility of the moons [from left to right: Europa (top), Ganymede (bottom) and Io]. This is my best image so far of Jupiter with cloud bands and visible moons.<br>On April 10, 2002 reprocessed with Registax.<p>'))
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March 10, 2002 - 19:20 UT. I tried not to overexpose Jupiter and yet obtain good visibility of the moons [from left to right: Europa (top), Ganymede (bottom) and Io].
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Post processing: selection with AVI2BMP of 52 frames, Astrostack and Irfanview.<p>
Visible are the GRS, the shadow of moon Callisto and the approaching Ganymede.<p>
Reprocessed on April 13, 2002 with Registax and Irfanview.<br>September 5, 2002: final touch with Photoshop.'))
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February 16, 2002 - 18:01 UT. Visible are the GRS, the shadow of moon Callisto and the approaching Ganymede. Imaged with: TAL-2M 15cm f/8 1200mm telescope; 4x Barlow, Baader Infra Red Blocking Filter; Vesta Pro [in non-SC mode] |
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: 5 fps during 120 seconds giving 599 frames; brightness 68; gamma 55; white balance: automatic; exposure 1/25; gain: 93.<br>
Planetary Post processing: stack 382 [reprocessed February 03,2005].'))