Jupiter, GRS and Io Date: 110317, Time: 003239 UT

[The Thing]

Been practising as Jupiter is getting close to opposition, shame the sky has been so murky and seeing not so good. I'm hoping it will be better around 7 April. Shine up your Barlows!



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Observer=Duncan Evenden
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[MarkH]

Nice one Duncan 

[The Thing]

Thanks Mark.

[julian]

Nice image Duncan

[MarkS]

Great image Duncan!  You have a good amount of detail in there.

We're plagued with cloud here and I still haven't have a chance to try out my GPCam2 IMX224

Mark

[Carole]

Some great detail there Duncan. 

It looks a little out of focus, is that because of the seeing?  I always find focus difficult with planetary imaging, in fact I have pretty much given up on planetary imaging as I find it so difficult, possibly because I don;t have the right kit in the first place, but you're doing really well.

Carole

[JohnP]

Nice one Duncan.

[The Thing]

Some great detail there Duncan. 

It looks a little out of focus, is that because of the seeing?  I always find focus difficult with planetary imaging, in fact I have pretty much given up on planetary imaging as I find it so difficult, possibly because I don;t have the right kit in the first place, but you're doing really well.

Carole

Thanks Carole, Mark, Julian and John.

It was focused using a nearby star and Bahtinov mask, but the bad transparency and seeing (the jet stream is coming right over us north-southish at the moment) prevented a sharp image being produced. I hope for better conditions next time there is some clear sky, early mornings tend to be better as well.

[Fay]

looks good to me Duncan, at least you are keeping in practice!!!!

Fay

[The Thing]

Thanks Fay. Are you going to have a go at Jupiter with your LX90 8" ACF?