Observation by Alex Pratt: Jupiter - 2017 April 8

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2017 Apr 08 - 22:02

Uploaded

2017 Apr 09 - 21:04

Objects

Jupiter

Equipment

C11 @ f/10
QHY5L-II-M camera
RGB filter set
FireCapture 2.4
Registax 6

Exposure

50 frames per second

Location

Z92

Target name

Jupiter - 2017 April 8

Title

Jupiter - 2017 April 8

About this image

A clear sky but no asteroidal or lunar occultations to monitor, and the comets were competing with an almost Full Moon, so Jupiter at opposition was a tempting target.

It's been quite a while since I did any planetary work but I managed to record some 1 minute videos with the mono camera and FireCapture and process them with Registax.

Recording Jupiter through different filters nicely displays the wealth of colour in its belts and zones, particularly the Great Salmon Spot, which is bright in the red but significantly darker in blue light.

Files associated with this observation

Jupiter_20170408_ARP.jpg (200.8 kB)

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