HST passing Jupiter, with Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io
Hi All,
Here's a shot of Hubble passing Jupiter and it's 4 moons at 7:30 this evening. Unfortunately the HST was still quite faint as it passed Jup (brightening considerably as it neared the zenith), so I've had to adjust the levels quite a bit. Image taken using a tripod-mounted Pentax K100D and 300mm telephoto, 1.5 sec exposure at f/8 and 800 iso.
I'm glad to have captured another close pass like this, but the result is not quite as good as the one 3 months ago.
Nice work Stephen, thanks for posting the results so quickly.
We watched it from our backyard, with naked eyes and through hand held binoculars. The HST really flared towards its highest point of passing. I was too tired from this morning’s 4:00am finish to haul the gear out and attempt to take a photo or two.
