Mars, 2009-12-28
1 hour animation of rotation Date: 12/29/2009 Mars, 2009-12-28
1 hour animation of rotation
1 hour animation of rotation Date: 12/29/2009 Mars, 2009-12-28
1 hour animation of rotation
Io being occulted by Ganymede
2009-11-13 23:20:36UT Date: 11/15/2009 Io being occulted by Ganymede
2009-11-13 23:20:36UT
2009-11-13 23:20:36UT Date: 11/15/2009 Io being occulted by Ganymede
2009-11-13 23:20:36UT
Io is occulted by Europa
2009-11-05 23:49.6 UT Date: 11/05/2009 Tonight Jupiter moons would be subject to another mutual event and my intentions were to try to get some "bigger" moons this time. The moon Io would be occulted by Europa with a total relative intensity drop of 40%. The weather was pretty bad for observing and imaging with the image blowing all over the chip. I did not realize that Io was not visible to start with because it was in Jupiter's shadow. So I was questioning myself if the event would take place. I started recording anyway, because I was setup :-). To my big surprise, Io all of a sudden started shining a few minutes before the event and I did complete observing and recording the event despite the bad seeing. After the fact, it would have been better to image this at f/15 rather than f/30 so the images would have been less blurry. But I was happy to have observed and imaged my 4th mutual event this year!
2009-11-05 23:49.6 UT Date: 11/05/2009 Tonight Jupiter moons would be subject to another mutual event and my intentions were to try to get some "bigger" moons this time. The moon Io would be occulted by Europa with a total relative intensity drop of 40%. The weather was pretty bad for observing and imaging with the image blowing all over the chip. I did not realize that Io was not visible to start with because it was in Jupiter's shadow. So I was questioning myself if the event would take place. I started recording anyway, because I was setup :-). To my big surprise, Io all of a sudden started shining a few minutes before the event and I did complete observing and recording the event despite the bad seeing. After the fact, it would have been better to image this at f/15 rather than f/30 so the images would have been less blurry. But I was happy to have observed and imaged my 4th mutual event this year!
LCROSS Impact
2009-10-09 Date: 10/09/2009 This animation shows the impact site over a five minute period. The animated GIF shows processed AVIs from 2 minutes before to three minutes after the impact. No plume in sight.
Image quality was impacted because of clouds moving through, which causes the different level of over exposure in the two bright areas in the image.
2009-10-09 Date: 10/09/2009 This animation shows the impact site over a five minute period. The animated GIF shows processed AVIs from 2 minutes before to three minutes after the impact. No plume in sight.
Image quality was impacted because of clouds moving through, which causes the different level of over exposure in the two bright areas in the image.
Test run
Cabeus impact area Date: 10/08/2009 Tomorrow the LCROSS will impact the crater Cabeus on the South Pole on the moon. Dan Schmitt and I spend some time last week getting familiar with the area where the impact will happen. This morning I made a trial run of the event. Here are two of the images made of the crater and impact area. The Centaur upper stage is anticipated to impact at 7:31:30 and LCROSS is following at 7:35:45 Easter Time. The expected impact location is in the right wing of the dark area a little left of the center, just behind the brighter spot. (Reminds me of a soaring Eagle)
Cabeus impact area Date: 10/08/2009 Tomorrow the LCROSS will impact the crater Cabeus on the South Pole on the moon. Dan Schmitt and I spend some time last week getting familiar with the area where the impact will happen. This morning I made a trial run of the event. Here are two of the images made of the crater and impact area. The Centaur upper stage is anticipated to impact at 7:31:30 and LCROSS is following at 7:35:45 Easter Time. The expected impact location is in the right wing of the dark area a little left of the center, just behind the brighter spot. (Reminds me of a soaring Eagle)
Test run
Cabeus impact area Date: 10/08/2009 Tomorrow the LCROSS will impact the crater Cabeus on the South Pole on the moon. Dan Schmitt and I spend some time last week getting familiar with the area where the impact will happen. This morning I made a trial run of the event. Here are two of the images made of the crater and impact area. The Centaur upper stage is anticipated to impact at 7:31:30 and LCROSS is following at 7:35:45 Easter Time. The expected impact location is in the right wing of the dark area a little right/bottom of the center, just behind the brighter spot on the rim. (Reminds me of a soaring Eagle)
Cabeus impact area Date: 10/08/2009 Tomorrow the LCROSS will impact the crater Cabeus on the South Pole on the moon. Dan Schmitt and I spend some time last week getting familiar with the area where the impact will happen. This morning I made a trial run of the event. Here are two of the images made of the crater and impact area. The Centaur upper stage is anticipated to impact at 7:31:30 and LCROSS is following at 7:35:45 Easter Time. The expected impact location is in the right wing of the dark area a little right/bottom of the center, just behind the brighter spot on the rim. (Reminds me of a soaring Eagle)
Jupiter Animation
September 27, 2009 Date: 09/28/2009 A half hour animation of Jupiter rotation. While the planet rotates, Ganymede seems to approach Jupiter but is in its orbit behind the planet. Callisto is the dark dot which is appraoching the left limb of the planet while Europa is moving to the Central Meridian as small brown dot in the central Equatorial Zone.
September 27, 2009 Date: 09/28/2009 A half hour animation of Jupiter rotation. While the planet rotates, Ganymede seems to approach Jupiter but is in its orbit behind the planet. Callisto is the dark dot which is appraoching the left limb of the planet while Europa is moving to the Central Meridian as small brown dot in the central Equatorial Zone.
Jupiter
September 27, 2009 Date: 09/28/2009 Jupiter with Ganymede approaching the planet (above the red image), Callisto is crossing the planetary disk at the preceding limb (dark spot), while Europa is appraoching the CM.
September 27, 2009 Date: 09/28/2009 Jupiter with Ganymede approaching the planet (above the red image), Callisto is crossing the planetary disk at the preceding limb (dark spot), while Europa is appraoching the CM.
Progression of Jupiter's Bird's Strike from 7/19 - 8/31
Date: 09/02/2009
Progression of Bird's Strike.
Many amateur astronomers have imaged the impact scar on Jupiter since it hit Jupiter on July 19th. ALPO and Jupos members have been very active with this. Hans Joerg Mettig from Jupos.org in Freiburg Germany converted a number of these images into a polar projection using WinJupos. I have taken the liberty of putting these in an animation to show how the scar has progressed between 7/19 and 8/8. Thanks to all that contributed to this! I have to say that none of my images made it into this animation.
The animation has been updated today (Sept 2) and now includes images from 7/19 up to including 8/31 with very few gaps in days covered. The animation is made up of images of: Anthony Wesley, Damian Peach, Donald Parker Joel Warren, Paulo Casquinha, Stephen Keene, Mike Salway, Michael Phillips, Trevor Barry, Christopher Go, Tomio Akutsu, Stefan Buda, Brian Combs, Fabio Carvalho, and Zac Pujic.
Watch also the story of the impact in this short movie: http://www.ceastronomy.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7011
Many amateur astronomers have imaged the impact scar on Jupiter since it hit Jupiter on July 19th. ALPO and Jupos members have been very active with this. Hans Joerg Mettig from Jupos.org in Freiburg Germany converted a number of these images into a polar projection using WinJupos. I have taken the liberty of putting these in an animation to show how the scar has progressed between 7/19 and 8/8. Thanks to all that contributed to this! I have to say that none of my images made it into this animation.
The animation has been updated today (Sept 2) and now includes images from 7/19 up to including 8/31 with very few gaps in days covered. The animation is made up of images of: Anthony Wesley, Damian Peach, Donald Parker Joel Warren, Paulo Casquinha, Stephen Keene, Mike Salway, Michael Phillips, Trevor Barry, Christopher Go, Tomio Akutsu, Stefan Buda, Brian Combs, Fabio Carvalho, and Zac Pujic.
Watch also the story of the impact in this short movie: http://www.ceastronomy.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7011
Mars
2009-08-24 Date: 08/24/2009 Mars
2009-08-24
My first image of the 2009/2010 season of Mars. Syrtis Major and Hellas visible at the Following limb.
2009-08-24 Date: 08/24/2009 Mars
2009-08-24
My first image of the 2009/2010 season of Mars. Syrtis Major and Hellas visible at the Following limb.
Bird's Strike at the CM
Jupiter, 2009-08-10 Date: 08/10/2009 Tonight I was able to image the impact scar again while it did transit the CM. Too bad the conditions were not as the the night before. I believe I can see three distinct areas.
Jupiter, 2009-08-10 Date: 08/10/2009 Tonight I was able to image the impact scar again while it did transit the CM. Too bad the conditions were not as the the night before. I believe I can see three distinct areas.
Jupiter, Calista and Ganymede
2009-08-09 Date: 08/11/2009 this was the image taken about 1/2 hour after the previous and Calista's shadow had already moved off the planet.
2009-08-09 Date: 08/11/2009 this was the image taken about 1/2 hour after the previous and Calista's shadow had already moved off the planet.
Jupiter, Calista & shadow, Ganymede
2009-08-09 Date: 08/11/2009 Play of Shadows
Conditions were better for a change. Here one of the images in RGB of Jupiter with Calisto, its shadow, while Ganymede tracks behind the planet and will dive in about ten minutes in Jupiter's shadow.
2009-08-09 Date: 08/11/2009 Play of Shadows
Conditions were better for a change. Here one of the images in RGB of Jupiter with Calisto, its shadow, while Ganymede tracks behind the planet and will dive in about ten minutes in Jupiter's shadow.
Jupiter, Calista and Ganymede
2009-08-09 Date: 08/09/2009 Conditions were a lot better than we have had in a long time. Seeing was probably up to 6 and transparency up to 8. I made a total of 48 channel images between 3.46 and 4.46 UT of which a series of 6 was Red only.
I did image Jupiter and two of its moons. I made an animation using the red channels only of Calista passing over the disk while its shadow left the disk, while Ganymede was passing behind Jupiter and disappeared in Jupiter’s shadow. I will be trying to use the RGB images to make a color version, but Ganymede moves pretty fast accross and I have problems lining up its color channels.
2009-08-09 Date: 08/09/2009 Conditions were a lot better than we have had in a long time. Seeing was probably up to 6 and transparency up to 8. I made a total of 48 channel images between 3.46 and 4.46 UT of which a series of 6 was Red only.
I did image Jupiter and two of its moons. I made an animation using the red channels only of Calista passing over the disk while its shadow left the disk, while Ganymede was passing behind Jupiter and disappeared in Jupiter’s shadow. I will be trying to use the RGB images to make a color version, but Ganymede moves pretty fast accross and I have problems lining up its color channels.
Double Mutual Event
2009-08-07 Date: 08/07/2009 Double Mutual Event 2009-08-07
I've been keeping an eye on the Mutual Events page of the USNO website and marked this event on my calendar.
At 1.10am EDT, Jupiter's moon Io started eclipsing the moon Europa and 13 minutes after the completion of this the same moons occulted.
I captered the 0.5 hour events in this animation consisting of 20 frames. Each frame composed of 250 images out of 500, stacked in Registax, sharpened a little.
2009-08-07 Date: 08/07/2009 Double Mutual Event 2009-08-07
I've been keeping an eye on the Mutual Events page of the USNO website and marked this event on my calendar.
At 1.10am EDT, Jupiter's moon Io started eclipsing the moon Europa and 13 minutes after the completion of this the same moons occulted.
I captered the 0.5 hour events in this animation consisting of 20 frames. Each frame composed of 250 images out of 500, stacked in Registax, sharpened a little.
Jupiter w. Bird's Strike
August 5, 2009 Date: 08/05/2009 Jupiter w. Bird Strike on August 5, 2009. The sky completely covered when I was ready to start imaging. However, it paid off to look at the moon light painting the movement of the clouds. After about 1/2 hour the moon showed its face again, but Jupiter kept hanging in the fringes for another 1/2 hour. When the clouds disappeared for 15 minutes, Jupiter still looked like the Stars and Stripes in a nice breeze on my laptop....
But I got my images with Bird's Strike at the CM. for the conditions, I am pretty happy with the result :-)
So compare the size of Bird's Strike to the images I made on July 24th with the BS at the CM. It is stretching out real nice!
August 5, 2009 Date: 08/05/2009 Jupiter w. Bird Strike on August 5, 2009. The sky completely covered when I was ready to start imaging. However, it paid off to look at the moon light painting the movement of the clouds. After about 1/2 hour the moon showed its face again, but Jupiter kept hanging in the fringes for another 1/2 hour. When the clouds disappeared for 15 minutes, Jupiter still looked like the Stars and Stripes in a nice breeze on my laptop....
But I got my images with Bird's Strike at the CM. for the conditions, I am pretty happy with the result :-)
So compare the size of Bird's Strike to the images I made on July 24th with the BS at the CM. It is stretching out real nice!
Jupiter, July 31, 2009. Bird's Strike is on the rising limb.
Date: 08/03/2009
Jupiter, July 31, 2009. Bird's Strike is on the rising limb.
Jupiter
July 30, 2009 Date: 07/30/2009 Finally the weather changed a little and the forecast was relative good for tonight. when i started at midnight it was pretty bad and the first set was imaged through a thin layer of clouds. But for once the weather cooperated and good seeing and transparency allowed me to image for 1 1/2 hours! Here one of the images, however without the "Bird Strike" (Wesley's impact spot)
July 30, 2009 Date: 07/30/2009 Finally the weather changed a little and the forecast was relative good for tonight. when i started at midnight it was pretty bad and the first set was imaged through a thin layer of clouds. But for once the weather cooperated and good seeing and transparency allowed me to image for 1 1/2 hours! Here one of the images, however without the "Bird Strike" (Wesley's impact spot)
Post Impact Jupiter
2009-07-21 06-57-27 UT Date: 07/21/2009 My first post impact image of the impact spot. The spot can be seen at the limb on the right.
At the time of this image not many images were made because of some bad weather conditions at different sites of the world. Making this image was very exciting!!
2009-07-21 06-57-27 UT Date: 07/21/2009 My first post impact image of the impact spot. The spot can be seen at the limb on the right.
At the time of this image not many images were made because of some bad weather conditions at different sites of the world. Making this image was very exciting!!
Post Impact Jupiter
2009-07-20 05-35-08 UT Date: 07/21/2009 This was a post impact image, but the impact site is not in sight. It was visible at may location at times outside the ""horizon" for my location.
2009-07-20 05-35-08 UT Date: 07/21/2009 This was a post impact image, but the impact site is not in sight. It was visible at may location at times outside the ""horizon" for my location.
Jupiter, Io at the CM and its shadow
2009-07-11 Date: 07/11/2009 Jupiter, Io at the CM and its shadow
2009-07-11
2009-07-11 Date: 07/11/2009 Jupiter, Io at the CM and its shadow
2009-07-11
Jupiter Processing Test
Date: 07/06/2009
No this is not my Jupiter. Christopher Go from the Philippines captured this image and made it available for everyone interested to process it the way they prefer.
Here my version using my process.
Sharpening the TIF in Registax using wavelets:
Wavelet Filter: default; Wavelet scheme: linear (default)
Initial Layer: 1, Step increments 0
1:1 = 1.0; 2:1 = 6; 3:1 = 39 4:1 = 45; 5:1 = 25 6:1 - 3
Saved as .jpg
Each filtered grey image is sharpend in FocusMagic 50% - 5
Color combined in Photoshop (RGB merge)
Selective Brightnes/Contrast and levels in Photoshop
Here my version using my process.
Sharpening the TIF in Registax using wavelets:
Wavelet Filter: default; Wavelet scheme: linear (default)
Initial Layer: 1, Step increments 0
1:1 = 1.0; 2:1 = 6; 3:1 = 39 4:1 = 45; 5:1 = 25 6:1 - 3
Saved as .jpg
Each filtered grey image is sharpend in FocusMagic 50% - 5
Color combined in Photoshop (RGB merge)
Selective Brightnes/Contrast and levels in Photoshop
Eclipse of Gallilean moons
2009-07-04 Date: 07/04/2009 This is my first attempt to image an eclipse between two Gallilean moons. :-) This morning between 6:21 UT and 6:28 UT the shadow of Io did transit Ganymede. This was an annular eclipse and because of the difference in size between the two moons, the drop in intensity of Ganymede was 0.35. This animation represents the time from 6:16 UT and 6:34 UT. The time of the eclipse is shown by frame 6 - 12 in the sequence of 18 frames (approx 1 second into the animation). All images were captured, and processed the same.
2009-07-04 Date: 07/04/2009 This is my first attempt to image an eclipse between two Gallilean moons. :-) This morning between 6:21 UT and 6:28 UT the shadow of Io did transit Ganymede. This was an annular eclipse and because of the difference in size between the two moons, the drop in intensity of Ganymede was 0.35. This animation represents the time from 6:16 UT and 6:34 UT. The time of the eclipse is shown by frame 6 - 12 in the sequence of 18 frames (approx 1 second into the animation). All images were captured, and processed the same.
Ganymede partially occulting Europa
2009-06-30 Date: 06/30/2009 On May 8th 2009 Anthony Wesley in Australia captured the Gallilean Moon Europa eclipse the moon Ganymede. To my knowledge this was the first time an amateur captured the complete occultation of two Gallilean moons in an animation. My attempts to do the same since than have been hindered by weather conditions on the dates that such event was visible from my location, until this morning. Here my capture of Ganymede (front and larger) partially occulting Europa, while Io is visible at the right starting to make its turn at the end of its orbit. Not as good as Anthony’s, but I am happy with the result and waiting for another opportunity. The sequence consists of 14 images between 6:49 UT and 7:21 UT. Each image contains approx. 250 out of 500 frames 1/11 sec each stacked in Registax 5 and post processed in Photoshop. Seeing was variable during the capture series and probably peaked at average.
2009-06-30 Date: 06/30/2009 On May 8th 2009 Anthony Wesley in Australia captured the Gallilean Moon Europa eclipse the moon Ganymede. To my knowledge this was the first time an amateur captured the complete occultation of two Gallilean moons in an animation. My attempts to do the same since than have been hindered by weather conditions on the dates that such event was visible from my location, until this morning. Here my capture of Ganymede (front and larger) partially occulting Europa, while Io is visible at the right starting to make its turn at the end of its orbit. Not as good as Anthony’s, but I am happy with the result and waiting for another opportunity. The sequence consists of 14 images between 6:49 UT and 7:21 UT. Each image contains approx. 250 out of 500 frames 1/11 sec each stacked in Registax 5 and post processed in Photoshop. Seeing was variable during the capture series and probably peaked at average.
Jupiter, 2 moons and the GRS
June 9, 2009 Date: 06/09/2009 Jupiter, 2 moons and the GRS on June 9, 2009
Jupiter with the GRS just moving onto the planet, Ganymede to the left, Io just under the GRS and both moon's shadows. The weather was not good at all with seeing being bad, and cloudbands moving Jupiter in and out. However, this one set of images came out halfway OK.
June 9, 2009 Date: 06/09/2009 Jupiter, 2 moons and the GRS on June 9, 2009
Jupiter with the GRS just moving onto the planet, Ganymede to the left, Io just under the GRS and both moon's shadows. The weather was not good at all with seeing being bad, and cloudbands moving Jupiter in and out. However, this one set of images came out halfway OK.
Jupiter with the Great Red Spot
2009-06-07 Date: 06/08/2009 Jupiter with the Great Red Spot
2009-06-07
2009-06-07 Date: 06/08/2009 Jupiter with the Great Red Spot
2009-06-07
Jupiter/Ganymede/Io
June 2, 2009 Date: 06/02/2009 Jupiter. Ganymede is just starting its transit accross Jupiter, while Io is approaching the CM and Io's shadow is leaving the planetary disk after the first 2 images.
June 2, 2009 Date: 06/02/2009 Jupiter. Ganymede is just starting its transit accross Jupiter, while Io is approaching the CM and Io's shadow is leaving the planetary disk after the first 2 images.
Small animation of the Moon Europa appraoching Jupiter, while its shadow transits accross the surface on the right side of the planetary disk.
Date: 06/01/2009
Small animation of the Moon Europa appraoching Jupiter, while its shadow transits accross the surface on the right side of the planetary disk.
Jupiter
May 31, 2009 08:27 UT Date: 05/31/2009 Jupiter
May 31, 2009 08:27 UT. My first Jupiter session in 2009. I captured 5 images and used them in a small animation of the transit of the shadow of Europa.
May 31, 2009 08:27 UT Date: 05/31/2009 Jupiter
May 31, 2009 08:27 UT. My first Jupiter session in 2009. I captured 5 images and used them in a small animation of the transit of the shadow of Europa.
Saturn and moons Tethys, Enceladus, and Rhea, while Dione and Mimas are in front of the planetary disk and hard to see.
Date: 04/23/2009
Saturn and moons Tethys, Enceladus, and Rhea, while Dione and Mimas are in front of the planetary disk and hard to see.
Saturn, Dione and Tethys
April 16, 1:57 UT Date: 04/16/2009 Saturn, Dione and Tehsys April 16, 1:57 UT
April 16, 1:57 UT Date: 04/16/2009 Saturn, Dione and Tehsys April 16, 1:57 UT
Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter and Mercury
December 29, 30 and 31, 2008 Date: 12/31/2008 Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter and Mercury
December 29, 30 and 31, 2008
Click on the icon for the larger picture to see Jupiter and Mercury how they moved over the last three days.
December 29, 30 and 31, 2008 Date: 12/31/2008 Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter and Mercury
December 29, 30 and 31, 2008
Click on the icon for the larger picture to see Jupiter and Mercury how they moved over the last three days.
Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter, Mercury
December 30, 2008 Date: 12/30/2008 Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter, Mercury December 30, 2008. The moon has moved already closer to Venus and Mercury and Jupiter have also realigned! They are getting ready for the grand finale on the 31th.
The moon was shining through the clouds which were streaking the sky as you can see in the image.
December 30, 2008 Date: 12/30/2008 Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter, Mercury December 30, 2008. The moon has moved already closer to Venus and Mercury and Jupiter have also realigned! They are getting ready for the grand finale on the 31th.
The moon was shining through the clouds which were streaking the sky as you can see in the image.
Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter and Mercury
December 29, 2008 Date: 12/29/2008 Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter and Mercury. These four objects are aligning themselves for a nice conjunction on December 31 with the moon next to Venus and Jupiter next to Mercury. This image shows how they are getting ready for that.
December 29, 2008 Date: 12/29/2008 Conjunction of Venus, Moon, Jupiter and Mercury. These four objects are aligning themselves for a nice conjunction on December 31 with the moon next to Venus and Jupiter next to Mercury. This image shows how they are getting ready for that.
Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
December 1, 2008 Date: 12/01/2008 Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
December 1, 2008
Image was taken at 5:47 pm. The trio was still higher in the sky and visible through the trees in the back of my house.
December 1, 2008 Date: 12/01/2008 Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
December 1, 2008
Image was taken at 5:47 pm. The trio was still higher in the sky and visible through the trees in the back of my house.
Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
December 1, 2008 Date: 12/01/2008 Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
December 1, 2008
This image was taken at 7:30pm from the street in front of the house as the trio is getting ready to set.
December 1, 2008 Date: 12/01/2008 Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
December 1, 2008
This image was taken at 7:30pm from the street in front of the house as the trio is getting ready to set.
Saturn
November 26, 2008 Date: 11/26/2008 It was still freezing last night. This image from early this morning. A light breeze and thin high clouds moving through.
While i was imaging, I noticed a nice SAR flare from SkyMed1 with a magn. of -2.2 who came within 4 degrees of Saturn. I would not have complained if it would have passed through the field of view of the camera, but no luck!
November 26, 2008 Date: 11/26/2008 It was still freezing last night. This image from early this morning. A light breeze and thin high clouds moving through.
While i was imaging, I noticed a nice SAR flare from SkyMed1 with a magn. of -2.2 who came within 4 degrees of Saturn. I would not have complained if it would have passed through the field of view of the camera, but no luck!
Jupiter
October 31, 2008 Date: 11/01/2008 Jupiter from Charlie Elliott on the evening of October 31, 2008
October 31, 2008 Date: 11/01/2008 Jupiter from Charlie Elliott on the evening of October 31, 2008
Jupiter
October 31, 2008 Date: 11/01/2008 Jupiter on the evening of October 31, 2008 from Charlie Elliott.
October 31, 2008 Date: 11/01/2008 Jupiter on the evening of October 31, 2008 from Charlie Elliott.
Jupiter and Europa
October 19, 2008 Date: 10/19/2008 Jupiter and Europa just before it is moving behind the planet, while the GRS is also ready to move to the backside. (10 o'clock position)
October 19, 2008 Date: 10/19/2008 Jupiter and Europa just before it is moving behind the planet, while the GRS is also ready to move to the backside. (10 o'clock position)
Jupiter
September 22, 2008 Date: 09/22/2008 Jupiter September 22, 2008,
Seeing and stability were not good, but it was worth a try.
September 22, 2008 Date: 09/22/2008 Jupiter September 22, 2008,
Seeing and stability were not good, but it was worth a try.
Jupiter
September 13, 2008 Date: 09/13/2008 This is one image processed three different ways as described in the image.
September 13, 2008 Date: 09/13/2008 This is one image processed three different ways as described in the image.
Jupiter
September 13, 2008 Date: 09/13/2008 We had planned an observing session at Charlie Elliott, but around 4:00pm we did scrub it because of the clouds. However, around 7:00pm it cleared up a bit but the seeing was still below normal, so I set up at the “Dutch Observatory” with the intent to image for an hour. When it started to get dusk, Jupiter had moved dangerously close to my neighbour’s pine tree but I managed to get 5 sets in. (I need to talk to the guy accross my property if I can start setting up there :-). Here 4 of the 5 sets.
September 13, 2008 Date: 09/13/2008 We had planned an observing session at Charlie Elliott, but around 4:00pm we did scrub it because of the clouds. However, around 7:00pm it cleared up a bit but the seeing was still below normal, so I set up at the “Dutch Observatory” with the intent to image for an hour. When it started to get dusk, Jupiter had moved dangerously close to my neighbour’s pine tree but I managed to get 5 sets in. (I need to talk to the guy accross my property if I can start setting up there :-). Here 4 of the 5 sets.
Jupiter and moons
Io and Callisto Date: 09/08/2008 Jupiter and moons
Io and Callisto
Jupiter was an interesting object last night (September 7, 2008 around 8:00pm EDT).
Io did transit the planet while the shadows from Io and Callisto were visible on the planetary disk. We were supposed to have bad weather, but most of the clouds moved out at a few minutes before 8:00 EDT, but some residual thin clouds stayed around and mad ethe seeing terrible. I wanted to give it a try and see if I could get anything. Here three images made in terrible seeing, but the shadows are visible. However, there is not sufficient detail to make out Io against the background of Jupiter.
Io and Callisto Date: 09/08/2008 Jupiter and moons
Io and Callisto
Jupiter was an interesting object last night (September 7, 2008 around 8:00pm EDT).
Io did transit the planet while the shadows from Io and Callisto were visible on the planetary disk. We were supposed to have bad weather, but most of the clouds moved out at a few minutes before 8:00 EDT, but some residual thin clouds stayed around and mad ethe seeing terrible. I wanted to give it a try and see if I could get anything. Here three images made in terrible seeing, but the shadows are visible. However, there is not sufficient detail to make out Io against the background of Jupiter.
Jupiter
September 4, 2008 Date: 09/07/2008 Jupiter September 4, 2008 (1:17 UT September 5, 2008) One more evening before Hanna sent a cloudy sky our way.
September 4, 2008 Date: 09/07/2008 Jupiter September 4, 2008 (1:17 UT September 5, 2008) One more evening before Hanna sent a cloudy sky our way.
Jupiter
September 3, 2008 Date: 09/04/2008 Jupiter, September 3, 2008 (September 4,2008 around 1:20 UT)
September 3, 2008 Date: 09/04/2008 Jupiter, September 3, 2008 (September 4,2008 around 1:20 UT)
Test images with and without Barlow and extension pieces
Date: 08/18/2008
Test imagesmade on 8/17/2008, with and without Barlow and extension pieces in order to determine the best sample ratio for imaging Jupiter with my setup.
Jupiter from Charlie Elliott
July 21, 2008 2:42UT Date: 07/21/2008 Jupiter from Charlie Elliott observing field
July 21, 2008 2:42UT Date: 07/21/2008 Jupiter from Charlie Elliott observing field
Archimedes, Autolycus, Aristillus
Date: 07/12/2008
Archimedes (left), Autolycus (top), and Aristillus (right). Using Jon's 10" Meade LX200R on the EQ6 with the DMK21AU-04AS in prime focus.
Eratosthenes, Mons Wolff
Date: 07/12/2008
Eratosthenes, Mons Wolff with Jon's 10" LX200R on the EQ6 and the DMK21AU-04AS in prime focus.
Rupus Recta,
the Straight Wall Date: 07/12/2008 Rupus Recta, the Straight Wall, and crater Birt on the left. Rupus Recta is 67 miles long and is between 300 and 900 feet high
the Straight Wall Date: 07/12/2008 Rupus Recta, the Straight Wall, and crater Birt on the left. Rupus Recta is 67 miles long and is between 300 and 900 feet high
Jupiter, July 2, 2008
Date: 07/02/2008
Jupiter, July 2, 2008. Our goal was to make an image from the GRS transit at 22:53 EDT using Jon's LX200R and my DMK.
Jupiter was still relative low in the sky and it was pretty murky, so the image is pretty soft. The sky cleared about 1/2 hour later.
Jupiter was still relative low in the sky and it was pretty murky, so the image is pretty soft. The sky cleared about 1/2 hour later.
June 18, 2008 The Solstice Moon
Date: 06/18/2008
The full Moon of June 18th was a "solstice moon", coming only two days before the beginning of northern summer. This is significant because the sun and full Moon are like kids on a see-saw; when one is high, the other is low. This week's high solstice sun gives us a low, horizon-hugging Moon and a strong Moon Illusion.
In addition to the illusion, I got another treat! The Moon and surrounding sky appeared deep orange!!! What a sight!!
Saturn the evening of May 31 from CE
Date: 06/01/2008
This is Saturn the evening of May 31 from CE observing field. The seeing was not very good and the image kept going in and out of focus. I was surprised to see that I did capture the storms which are active in the STrZ at Saturn at this time. (White spots) the storms are specifically visible in an enhanced green image.
Saturn on May 6, 2008 01:47
Date: 05/06/2008
Saturn on May 6, 2008 01:47. Saturn in unstable sky. The seeing was not good with whispy high clouds and a gusty surface wind. Could only image at f/10. Adding the barlow blurred the entire image bacause of the winds.
Saturn, April 18, 2008 centered around 01:37 UT
Date: 04/18/2008
This image was taken the night after the bad seeing conditions at Charlie Elliot the previous evening. This image is not as good as the one from last sunday, and it shows I got a lot to learn. :-) We need your course Larry!!
Saturn, April 16, 01:44 UT
Date: 04/15/2008
Another try for Saturn, April 16, 01:44 UT from my front yard.
First Light for the DMK April 14, 2008 01:58 UT
Date: 04/13/2008
First Light image for the DMK 21AU04.AS with an image from Saturn from my front yard. This image also represents for me the first time I processed an image from the seperate color filtered monochrome images. Hopefully this will be the beginning of many to come!
Saturn the evening of March 5, 2008
Best Saturn image so far after several weeks of trying!
Date: 03/05/2008
I have been trying for several weeks to get a half decent image of Saturn. Up until tonight the conditions were not good for me. Weather, Scope etc. This is the best image of 7 I made this evening!
Another image of Saturn 12 minutes later. on March 5th
Date: 03/14/2008
Another image of Saturn 12 minutes later.
Saturn
3rd night in a row to attempt to image Saturn
Date: 02/08/2008
3rd night in a row to attempt to image Saturn. This is the best of three image runs this night. The previous two nights the sky was very unstable and the images were not useable.
Moon and Mars "Close encounter" on december 23, 2007
Date: 12/23/2007
On december 23, 2007 the Moon passed by Mars less than 1/2 degree. The image shows mars sliding by the moon over a period of 1 1/2 hours.
Mars at apparation on 12/18/2007 from Social Circle with CM at 301 degrees and a size of 15.88 arc seconds
Date: 12/18/2007
The Clear Sky clock for the evening of the 18th forcasted cloudy skies, so I had to take this image in order to be close to the apparation. This is the best of 6 avi s I made this night. For every run it took me good 10-15 minutes to focus. I wanted to give it all I could :-) The color had to be adjusted quite a bit since I am still experimenting to get the settings
Mars the day before closesed approach
Mars the day before closesed approach
Date: 12/17/2007
The Clear Sky clock for the evening of the 18th forcasted cloudy skies, so I had to take this image in order to be close to the apparation. This is the best of 6 avi s I made this night. For every run it took me good 10-15 minutes to focus. I wanted to give it all I could :-) The color had to be adjusted quite a bit since I am still experimenting to get the settings
Holmes, while moving towards Andromeda. Pleiades, Perseus and Taurus
Date: 12/14/2007
Holmes, while moving towards Andromeda. Pleiades, Perseus and Taurus
Image of the North-Eastern Sky with Holmes, Perseus, the Pleiades and Taurus
Date: 11/28/2007
Image of the North-Eastern Sky with Holmes, the Pleiades and Taurus
17P/Holmes turning around Mirfak
Click HERE to see Holmes closesed to Mirfak as it turns in the direction of Andromeda
Date: 11/20/2008
Click on black image to see Holmes closesed to Mirfak as it turns in the direction of Andromeda. Images made on 11/20/2008 from 9:00pm EST until after midnight.
17PHolmes on its 115 year aniversary night of its discovery (1892).
Date: 11/05/2007
17PHolmes on its 115 year aniversary night of its discovery (1892).
Holmes in Perseus at the 115 year aniversary night of its discovery (1892).
Date: 11/07/2007
Holmes in Perseus at the 115 year aniversary night of its discovery (1892).
A short 4 hour movement animation of Holmes
Date: 03/02/2008
See a 4 hour movement of 17P/Holmes on 10/31/2007
17P/Holmes the evening of 10/31/2007 at 9:06 EST
Date: 10/31/2007
17P/Holmes the evening of 10/31/2007 at 9:06 EST. We had trouble identifying the location of Holmes because we could not locate the double star to the right of Holmes. Eventually with the help of Bill Gray from Project Pluto the double was identifed as ES 465 (T.E. Espin's list of double stars) Most other catalogues listed the double as a single unresolved star. Interesting to not that the star was identified 7 times between 1907 and 1971 and that in that period the stars moved 1.7 arc seconds away from each other.
17P/Holmes 7 day expansion
String of Perls
Date: 10/31/2007
I managed to image the Comet from 10/25 until 10/31 every night, alowing me to put togeher this image. Each image is aligned with the one next to it by aligning the overlapping stars in each image. The result is a representation of the comet over 7 days showing how it moved against the backgrond stars and the effect the expansion had on the relative luminance per arc second over the same period. Each image is 5 sec. at ISO1600 with the Canon Xti 400D through the Celestron CPC in prime focus
17P/Holmes
17P/Holmes the evening of 10/26/2007 in Georgia
Date: 10/26/2007
17P/Holmes the evening of 10/27/2007
17P/Holmes
Image if Holmes, one day after its "explosion"
Date: 10/25/2007
Image if Holmes, one day after its "explosion"
17P/Holmes
Image of 17P/Holmes and its location in Perseus, the evening of 10/25/2007 from Georgia
Date: 10/25/2007
Image of 17P/Holmes and its location in Perseus, the evening of 10/24/2007 from Georgia
Venus, Regulus, Moon and Saturn
Venus, Moon, Regulus and Saturn in a special configuration
Date: 10/07/2007
Venus, Moon, Regulus and Saturn in a special configuration.
Say Hello to the smiling Cat!!