Observation by Chris Hooker: Jupiter, Ganymede & Io, 9th August 2...

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2022 Aug 09 - 02:44

Uploaded

2022 Aug 09 - 13:42

Objects

Jupiter

Equipment

254 mm F/6.3 Newtonian
2x Barlow
ZWO ADC
ZWO ASI462MC with Baader IR-cut filter

Exposure

4 ms @ F/19

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

Jupiter

Title

Jupiter, Ganymede & Io, 9th August 2022

About this image

Jupiter with Io in transit, Ganymede to the left and both shadows in transit. Good transparency and Ant II-III seeing. Image processed from a stack of 4800 out of 6000 frames. A very pretty sight and well worth getting up for!

Files associated with this observation

Jupiter 09 Aug 22 80pc 2c.jpg (53.1 kB)

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Chris Dole, Richard Sargent, Jim Tomney, Martin Lewis, David Basey

Comments

Jim Tomney, 2022 Aug 10 - 00:44 UTC

Great shot - really provides a sense of geometry with Ganymede farther away and its shadow being cast ahead of the closer in orbiting Io.

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