This photo of Jupiter, and its moons Europa and Io, was taken with the Skynyx on the
Mewlon at f/40, just before midnight July 8, 2008 under good seeing and fair
transparency. The planet was at 31 degree altitude at the time. It is displayed at 80% of
the original size here.
Mewlon at f/40, just before midnight July 8, 2008 under good seeing and fair
transparency. The planet was at 31 degree altitude at the time. It is displayed at 80% of
the original size here.
This photo of Jupiter, with the GRS front and center, was taken with the Skynyx on the
Mewlon at f/40, at 0509UT July 12, 2008 under good seeing and fair transparency. The
planet was at 32 degree altitude at the time. The image is displayed at 80% of capture.
Mewlon at f/40, at 0509UT July 12, 2008 under good seeing and fair transparency. The
planet was at 32 degree altitude at the time. The image is displayed at 80% of capture.
| This shot of Jupiter and its moon Io, was taken on 5/28/2006 with the Atik 1HS II and 1CII on a Tak turret through the Mewlon 250 and X2 Televue Powermate (f/24). Seeing was close to 6/10; transparency was below average. The lum frame consists of 365 out of 450 frames captured, the RGB 220 out of 350 frames captured. |
These shots of Jupiter (@ less than 30 degree elevation, I'll be glad when Jupiter is
above 45 degrees in a few years) were taken around 9:00pm CDT on 7/9/2007 & 7/16/2007
w/ the Skynyx 2-0 through Astronomik LRGB filters in a Truetech FW, using a 2 deg Risley
prism, a X2 barlow on the Mewlon 250 @ f/37. The LRGB sequence used on the first
consisted of 600:300:300:300 frames, an LRB sequence of 400/200/200 was used on the
second. Each sequence was aligned, stacked, and sharpened in Registax V4, color/lum
pane aligned & curve adjusted in PS CS2.
above 45 degrees in a few years) were taken around 9:00pm CDT on 7/9/2007 & 7/16/2007
w/ the Skynyx 2-0 through Astronomik LRGB filters in a Truetech FW, using a 2 deg Risley
prism, a X2 barlow on the Mewlon 250 @ f/37. The LRGB sequence used on the first
consisted of 600:300:300:300 frames, an LRB sequence of 400/200/200 was used on the
second. Each sequence was aligned, stacked, and sharpened in Registax V4, color/lum
pane aligned & curve adjusted in PS CS2.
| The Planets - Jupiter |
These photos of Jupiter (and Callisto) were taken on Jun 7, 2008
(left) and June 8, 2008 (right) when the planet was at about 30
degree altitude, under above average seeing. The Photos were
made w/ the Lumenera on the Mewlon at f/40
(left) and June 8, 2008 (right) when the planet was at about 30
degree altitude, under above average seeing. The Photos were
made w/ the Lumenera on the Mewlon at f/40
| A few photos of Jupiter from previous years |
A shot of Jupiter and Io, taken at 2:54AM on August 8, 2010. The Mewlon and X2 Barlow
was used at f/35 (0.17"/pix)
was used at f/35 (0.17"/pix)
Here are a couple shots of Ganymede, Jupiter's
largest moon. Both were taken on August 8, 2010
largest moon. Both were taken on August 8, 2010
This photo of Jupiter was taken at 1:30AM, September 5, 2010 using the Skynyx through RGB filters on the Mewlon @ f/36
(0.17"/pix)
(0.17"/pix)