Jupiter on Aug 21
Jupiter is setting earlier each day so its getting more difficult to get good views of it; I’ve pretty much given up on imaging it anymore this year. Last night I set up the telescope to get some moon pictures. It was still too bright to find any alignment stars but Jupiter was shining brightly above the Moon. The bands were very distinct and I could even see the red spot about to rotate around the western limb. So I couldn’t resist, just a couple more Jupiter shots…
Image taken with Celestron Nexstar11 and Phillips Toucam 840K at cassegrain focus.
Above image taken with Celestron Nexstar 11, Televue 2.5X Powermate, and Phillips Toucam 840K webcam. Approximately 3 minutes video for each image, aligned and stacked with Registax4. Enhanced with Photoshop Elements2.
Sky was partly cloudy, temperature 85°F, no wind, transparency excellent, and turbulence varied from 6/10 to 5/10, location Louisville, CO.