Jupiter Aug 7th, Images + high res 2hr 40 min animation

[Quark]

Hi All, Imaged Jupiter from 14:01 to 16:42 UTC.
The seeing was good, varying between 6 to 7 / 10 for the entire session.

The Bird Strike appears to have three distinct sections or knots to it and has stretched out considerably. It is well resolved in my R channel images.

My animation has 10 R channel images in it of quite high resolution. I think this is the best data I have used for an animation of the Bird Strike. The animation shows the structure of the evolving impact region very nicely and the three distinct knots of material within it can be clearly seen.

I have also posted some of the individual R channel images and a couple of RGB's, I probably should have put more time into the processing of the RGB's but I really just run out of time, perhaps when this impact site is no longer visible I will have another go at it.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/uploads/20090807BirdStrikeAnim.gif

Thanks for looking.
Regards
Trevor

[Lester]

Nice Trevor, there is a lot of work in that animation. The red channel really cuts through the atmospherics to bring out the detail.

Thanks, and all the best.

[Kevnool]

Great work there as always Trev.
Cheers Kev.

[Rigel003]

Good work, Trevor. Nice images, especially the red channels, and the animation is great.

[Dennis]

Hello, Trevor

Another wonderfully detailed set of Jupiter images and a superb animation – top stuff! The image scale and detail, especially in the red channel is quite breathtaking when I look at these!

Cheers

Dennis

[iceman]

Really nice, Trevor. Some of your best work right there.

The animation if very good quality.

[alphajuno]

Very nice Trevor. You had very interesting subjects to shoot and it turned out great. Thanks for the update and nice pics!

[DavidU]

Super shots Trev !Thanks

[astroron]

Nice work there Trevor:)
Lots of detail and a great animation:thumbsup:

[Quark]

Thanks Lester, I think the red channel really works well for the impact site as my red filter is the closest that I have to infrared and I think this target is possibly brighter at that wavelength.



Thanks Kev, appreciate your comment.



Thanks, glad you liked the animation, I think the data in it is the best I have produced for an animation.



Thanks so much Dennis, I think my technique is slowly improving.



Thanks Mike, I am disappointed with my RGB's, I think my captures for the RGB data are to long causing some blurring when I merge them. On my next attempt, hopefully tonight I will try reducing the capture periods for them.



Thanks, appreciate your comments.



Thanks David glad you liked my work.



Thanks Ron, there are a lot of amateurs putting in very long hours in an attempt to capture data on how this impact event pans out and it is rather nice to hear some positive comment regarding the results.

[bird]

Thanks Trevor, all excellent images.

cheers, Bird

[gregbradley]

Wow, sensational. The standard of planetary imaging on this site is so very high.

What gear did you use for this?

What's the seeing like generally in Broken Hill?

Also what does CM11 162 degrees stand for?

Greg.

[Quark]

Thanks Anthony, I was pretty pleased with my data and have also posted a set of RGB's that highlight quite nicely the changing structure of the Bird Strike region. Trust you are enjoying your vacation.



Thanks very much Greg I appreciate you comments,

I have an observatory with a 16" F4.5 Newt, it is a Meade Starfinder however it is highly modified, it is mounted on a very heavy GEM that was designed and built by me. The scope has a JMI motofocus and the mount is equipped with an Anssen Technologies dual axis drive & drive corrector by Peter Mellander. My scope also is fitted with a Peltier cooling system designed and built by me and I use an Orion filter wheel with Astronomik Type II RGB filters.

The seeing in Broken Hill is generally good, it is very isolated and like most dessert type environments has generally low levels of humidity. The seeing can sometimes be very good with the stars steady to almost the horizon.

CMII 162 degrees refers to the longitude of the Central Meridian of the polar region at the time of the exposure in UTC. As there is differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere the longitude of the CM or Central Meridian will have a different value depending on the latitude. The longitude system for the polar region where the Bird Strike occurred is the CMII system.