Jupiter & Callisto

[ags_ (Phil)]

A small gap without dense clouds drifted slowly around Jupiter so for 90 seconds the seeing was just useable,although another difficult session dancing with the sun. Then rewarded with a fair image of the GRS and a faint Callisto up north. Time is rapidly running out as the sun and cloud reflections are reducing the contrast to almost zero making focus a guessing game.

[Atmos (Colin)]

Still very nice Phil!
Do you generally focus on a star or the planet you're imaging?

[ags_ (Phil)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

Still very nice Phil!
Do you generally focus on a star or the planet you're imaging?

I always focus on the planet, can be very difficult at times that's why I shade the scope from the sun so that no sunlight escapes into it. I do everything I can to get some contrast otherwise focusing is impossible.
Probably only 1 or 2 days left unless I get some good seeing and a smallish dark cloud masks the sun and leaves Jupiter in the clear!