Jupiter - grs and io aprox 22:30

[davidpretorius]

no jetstream for me, -2 overnight, looking clear.

I need one great GRS capture before it is over for the year!

Those cummins boys are stealing all the attention!

[Lester]

We are with ya Dave,:thumbsup:

Go get em boy. Noticed the jetstream has been kind to you lately, what else do you want???????:P

Bit less cloud perhaps.:doh:

Well honestly I hope you get a pearler.:eyepop:

[asimov]

Go Davo...go go go!!

[matt]

Looking good Davo.

Get a beauty!

[davidpretorius]

I'm revved up boys, I am ready to go out now, has jupiter risen yet, bugga the sun!!!

[iceman]

At about 10:30pm it's due to go behind the tree!

Clouds and jetstream are 2 other problems to worry about.

[davidpretorius]

chainsaw mike!

[Jupiter]

How do you know the GRS is coming around at a certain time?

[Lester]

Hi Jupiter,

You can copy a free program off of the internet called Jupiter2, which will inform you on transits and eclipses of the 4 moons and GRS information.

[Jupiter]

I haven't found the program yet, but I did discover that it will transit at 10:31 pm, which is what David posted, thanks for the help Lester.

[davidpretorius]

i use a program starry night that gives all the stellar details in graphics form.

there are a few free jupiter programs the boys use for moon transits and grs

[Dennis]

Seeing is quite poor in Brisbane tonight, so I'm off to hunt some galaxies with the ST7 and C9.25, so the ToUcam can have the night off and stay in its box!

Good luck to those with clear skies and good seeing for the GRS and Io.

Cheers

Dennis

[davidpretorius]

everything less than 1 degree and the viewing thru the eyepiece is very nice. Can't split antares though...... I am wondering if the markings on the mirror are causing many mini diffraction patterns???

[janoskiss]

Come GRS has been out for over an hour now along with a moon's shadow. Where are the images?? :P Seeing is pretty lousy here in Melbourne though.. :(

[davidpretorius]

ok, 8-9/10 seeing, big call i know and i hope the images are there to back me up. bed time now!

[iceman]

Congrats Dave, hope you got something useful.

I got clouds and rain.

Jupiter, do a search in the "Tips & Techniques" forum for "Jupiter" and you'll find a link to the program. It's great.