Jupiter, 13 July 2006, 114mm

[hevelsky]

Hi all,
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Location : France : Mallievre
Latitude : 46°54'41"
Longitude : 00°51'44"
Altitude : 120m
Date : 13/7/2006
Hour of Obs : 22h45
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Instrument : Newton PARALUX
Diameter/Focal (mm) : 114/900
F/D : 7.9
Eyepiece : PL6.5mm
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Celestial body : Jupiter
Type : Planète
AD : 14h28min4s DEC : -13° 29' 4.841"
Altitude of Jupiter : 25.32°
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Seeing S: 4-6/10...
Transparency T: 7/10
Light pollution P: 5/10
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WEBCAM toucampro II
Software of acquisition : QcFocus + WcCtrl
Time exposure : 1/25s
FPS : 10
Brightness : 50
Contrast : 50
Gamma : 0
Gain : 90
Saturation : 50
Processing software : Iris, Paint Shop Pro 9

http://perso.orange.fr/astro-sug44/i...i_13072006.jpg

[davidpretorius]

nice work hevel!!

jupiter must be so low!

[Robert_T]

Hevel, these are great shots and presented in a way to maximise the scientific value. I'm amazed (truly) and what you can achieve with a 114mm scope and with Jupiter at such a low altitude. Incredible!

cheers,

[asimov (John)]

Yes, nice work there Guillaume given jupiters altitude!!

[ving (David)]

they look as goo (reads better) than my 8" shots!!!

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

We really are spoilt "down under" having Jupiter at around 70 deg (75 for me) at this time. I'm surprised you can get anything recognisable at 25 deg with a 114mm scope.

[matt]

Maximum points there Hevel.

Woould most definitely not look forward to trying to image with Jupiter so low in the sky.

Tres bien

[hevelsky]

Hi guys,
Thanks for all your comments
It's true that the condition to shoot Jupiter in France are not good !!!
the low altitude of Jupiter really do not help...seeing are truly poor at this low altitude
But the 114mm is less sensible to the seeing than a biggest telescope....

Clear Skies,