Jupiter 29th January

[videoguy]

Hi all,

Hope those of you who attended had a great time at the star party. Wish I could have been there from all reports I've heard. Well done IIS for breaking new ground in star party events!

Although I was side tracked with music related comittments over the weekend, I did manage to get some imaging done on Sunday night. The seeing was ok and allowed a few nice views of the black eye galaxy among other objects I was able to image on the night. I've attached a picture of Saturn and Jupiter from the Sunday/Monday morning session taken with the 10".

It's a stack of about 50 to 70 images per colour channel - straight RGB stacked with good old regi and the usual contrast enhancement processing.
Although it's the less appealing hemisphere of Jupiter, quite a bit of equatorial activity can be seen taking place. Clearly (from other member images I've seen posted to date), there are a lot of white spots circulating along the belts and bordering zones at this point in the apparition. Should be an interesting apparition this year.

Clear Skies and damn these clouds...again :mad2:

Steve

[[1ponders]]

Love that Saturn Steve. :cool2: Great start to the Jupiter season too, but I think Saturn takes the prize for that morning.

[janoskiss]

Agreed. Saturn is superb! :)

[videoguy]

Thanks guys..I always find Saturn a difficult beast even with collimation on the job. Can never seem to get Encke's division passing neatly all the way around the rings but it's always a beautiful planet to image. I've really enjoyed returning to visual more than imaging of late. Sort of rekindling the old childhood fascination and testing the eyes.

[[1ponders]]

I know what you mean Steve. I had a peek at Saturn through Ausastronomers 2X powermate and 10mm pentax on a 10" Dob at the IISAC. Gobsmacked! Sharp as a razor and fantastically clean colour. A joy and pleasure to behold.

[bird]

Hi Steve, two nice images there.

Bird

[iceman]

Nicely done Steve, lots of detail on Jupiter and nice processing of Saturn - nice and smooth and very natural.

[Robert_T]

Beautiful Shots both Steve :) , the delicate crepe ring is really quite obvious on Saturn and as you say the equatorial band activity is really quite drammatic - I'd noticed the number of white spot storms too and wondered whetehr these were new as I hadn't noticed quite so much last year.


cheers,

[RB]

Great images Steve.
The colours are so natural especially on Saturn.

I love this tri-colour process.

Well done.

[davidpretorius]

ooooohh, you nearly got the cassini division all the way around!!!

well done, great images!