Jupiter with Europa and Io (Animation), Manche, France, 2015-04-06 21:35:40 UTC

[The Thing]

Image date, time and location:   2015-04-06 21:35:40 UTC
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:   Meade LX90 8" at f25, PierroAstro ADC, 2x ED Barlow
Camera and filters used:   QHY5L-IIc c/w IR filter, Ostara Moon and Skyglow
Processing applied:   EZPlanetary, PIPP, AutoStakkert2!, Registax, JASC Animation Workshop.
Dimensions:   640 x 352 pixels

Captured as RAW using EZPlanetary at 640x480 48fps, this is first light for my new QHY5L-II colour (thanks to Tan14  ). I got this to replace my venerable SPC900NC. This is full scale, cropped and debayered in PIPP. Should have checked the collimation first but I am very happy with the detail I got on my first outing. The blurry frames are where I only captured 50 frames on the AVI - EZPlanetary isn't easy! The rest are 50% of 1000 frames (PIPP selected).

[MarkS]

Very good!

The sharpest frames have some excellent detail in them and I love Europa's and Io's dance!

Mark

[Carole]

That's definitely your best Jupiter Duncan.

Are you going to make a "still" out of the best AVIs?

Carole

[The Thing]

Thanks Carole (and Mark), I will do a still but I'm just about to go out and do some more captures AFTER collimating my scope, so may be there will be something even better tomorrow

[JohnP]

Looks superb Duncan.  Would also love to see a stack of best individual frames... looks like there is some really fine detail in there. Colour is looking good as well...

John.

[julian]

Very nice Duncan
you just got the red spot as well as the dancing moons.
I would like to get the QHY5L colour but the big white dust bin (camper van) has other ideas.

[Kenny]

Stunning as usual. Fantastic.