The Dutch Observatory

I did finish the animation sequence of 1 1/4 hour of rotation of the planet.  I had to stop imaging because Jupiter started to get behind the trees that obstruct my view of the Western sky.  So here the animation.  Visible is also Io as it approaches the planet and starts its transit.  (Click the thumbnail to start the sequence.)

The seeing conditions finally turned in our favour and we had some great seeing and transparency.  I made a series of 9 images and am working on a 1 1/4 hour rotation animation which I will publish when I am satisfied with the result.  In the meantime here one of the images.  The image shows Io while it is starting its transit accross the planetary disk.