Not great seeing.
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-11-14 22:37 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 4 x 90s 120 fps .ser 35% frames |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop, 1.5x drizzle Derotated in WinJUPOS |
Not great seeing.
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-11-08 22:07 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 100 fps .ser 30% frames |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop, 1.5x drizzle |
Not great seeing after all the storms and high wind but something. Io to the left, about to do a shadow transit later.
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-10-21 21:49 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 100 fps .ser 30% frames |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop, 1.5x drizzle |
Io reappearing from behind Jupiter. Probably the most detailed image I’ve ever made of Jupiter?
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-10-15 22:26 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 120s 105 fps .ser 45% frames |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop, 1.5x drizzle |
14 videos processed to make this. Image below is de-rotated by Winjupos.
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-10-14 22:13 – 23:05 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 14x 90s 105 fps .ser 30% frames |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop 1.5x drizzle |
Lots of interest around the GRS
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-10-13 22:49 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 105 fps .ser |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, AstroSurface, Photoshop 1.5x drizzle |
Nice to see the GRS. Always makes Jupiter more interesting
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-09-29 21:29 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 118fps .ser |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop / AS3!, AstroSurface, 1.5x resize |
Higher altitude middle of the night makes a difference
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-09-27 01:19 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 118fps .ser |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop / AS3!, AStroSurface |
Inage below is using the usual Registax / PS method. Banner image is using AstroSurface only for the first time, including 1.25x resize.
Firs of the season
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2023-09-04 23:18 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 2x 2″ ES Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 100fps .ser |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop |
Steady night for 3x barlow
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2022-09-22 21:16 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian 3x Tal Barlow 4050mm fl |
| Camera | ZWO ASI 290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR block |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 80fps .ser |
| Capture | Firecapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop |
Decent seeing for here and quite a lot of detail. Still need better collimation.
Not as sharp as many others produce but still a lot of detail visible. A few dark spots/barges to the north, white ovals beneath the GRS and some nice cloud features. More detail in the NEB than I normally see and interesting to see how thin the SEB is at the moment as it starts to wrap around the GRS. Never captured the North Temperate Belt before (the thin one above the NEB).
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2022-08-31 23:39:06 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian @2700mm fl ES 2x 2″ Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 90 fps .ser |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax, Photoshop |
First of the season. First of the season. Saturn still low and murky. Jupiter’s extra altitude makes it much easier this year.
| Object ID | Jupiter / Saturn |
| Details | 2022-08-06 00:18 UT / 00:012 UT |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian x2 Barlow |
| Camera | ZWO ASI 290MC |
| Filters | UV/IR block |
| Exposure(s) | 90s 80 fps .ser videos |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3!, Registax 6, Photoshop |
Poor seeing so not much detail visible on Jupiter so concentrated on the shadow transits. Seeing comes in and out through the session. 13 frames in an animation. Satellite visible is Ganymede. Callisto is much further out and so the Ganymede shadow catches up with that of Callisto.
| Object ID | Jupiter, Callisto and Ganymede |
| Details | 2021-10-04 19:06 – 20:08 UT Seeing II |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC UV/IR block |
| Exposure(s) | 13 .ser videos 90s each at 82 fps |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert, Registax, Photoshop |
This will get updated as I add Jupiter images throughout the season instead of one post each.
First planetary observations of the season. Still low altitude but about 20 degrees now. Ganymede shadow transit
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2021-07-18 01:19:35 UT |
| Telescope | Skymax 180 180mm f15 |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC UV/IR block filter |
| Exposure(s) | 120s .ser video, 70fps 48% frames 1.5x Drizzle |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AS3, Registax 6, Photoshop |
Discovered I had 4 frames I could do an animation of the Ganymede shadow transit with.
Jupiter is so low that only half of the telescope could see over the lip of the dome, so effectively only a 125mm telescope – not 250mm! Surprised I got anything at all at this altitude.
Not much detail visible but the infrared version is much sharper, cutting through the atmospheric turbulence better, and shows the Great Red Spot as white. The SEB is clearly changing and shows white in the colour image. Is this part of the unravelling of the GRS that is reportedly happening?
Diameter=45.89″
Magnitude=-2.61
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | Diameter=45.89″ Magnitude=-2.61 |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | ZWO ASI290MC |
| Exposure(s) | 120s videos each |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | PIPP, Autostakkert, Registax 6 |
Pretty low down but Ok seeing
| Object ID | Jupiter |
| Details | 2018-06-06 21:19 UT |
| Telescope | 180mm Mak-Cass at f15 |
| Camera | DBK 21AU618.as UV/IR filter |
| Exposure(s) | 90s AVI at 60fps |
| Capture | FireCapture |
| Processing | AutoStakkert, RegiStax and Lightroom |
A very close conjunction.
| Object ID | Jupiter and Mars in conjunction |
| Details | A very close conjunction, less than 14′ between the two planets. Poor seeing and very low altitude <15degrees |
| Date/Time | 2018-01-7 05:47UT, Inset 06:03UT |
| Telescope | C80ED @ f7.5 |
| Camera | Canon 600D |
| Exposure(s) | 30s, inset 0.6s no darks, flats or bias |
| Capture | APT unguided |
| Processing | Processed in Photoshop |
15 frame animation
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f30 (x2 barlow)
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 15x90s AVI 60fps
Captured with FireCapture
Stacking in AutoStakkert, wavelets in Registax, processing and rendering in Photoshop CC
21:53 UT – 22:15 UT, Seeing: II-III
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f30 (x2 barlow)
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 90s AVI 60fps
Captured with FireCapture
Processed in AutoStakkert, Registax 6, Photoshop CC and Lightroom
21:38 UT Seeing: IV but low altitude 28 degrees
I: 148.67 II: 355.49
A lighter touch on the processing this time.
14 frame animation
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f30 (x2 barlow)
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 14x90s AVI 60fps
Captured with FireCapture
Stacking in AutoStakkert, wavelets in Registax, processing and rendering in Photoshop CC
21:32 UT – 22:51 UT, Seeing: III
Great Red Spot just appearing at the end of the animation.
17 frame animation
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f30 (x2 barlow)
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 17x90s AVI 60fps
Captured with FireCapture
Stacking in AutoStakkert, wavelets in Registax, processing and rendering in Photoshop CC
21:22 UT – 22:11 UT, Seeing: IV (for here)
GIF animation:
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f30 (x2 barlow)
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 90s AVI 60fps
Captured with FireCapture
Processed in AutoStakkert, Registax 6, Photoshop CC and Lightroom
22:11 UT Seeing: IV but low altitude 28 degrees
I: 301.62 II: 194.04
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f30 (x2 barlow)
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 90s AVI 30fps
Captured with FireCapture
Processed in AutoStakkert and Photoshop CC
23:28 UT Seeing: II
I: 226.35 II: 263.32
Skymax 180 7″ Maksutov-Cass at f30 (x2 barlow)
Imaging Source DBK 21AU618.as 90s AVI 60fps
Captured with FireCapture
Processed in AutoStakkert and Photoshop CC
22:57 UT Seeing: III
I: 49.438 II: 94.207
