Last night I had an extended session in excellent seeing, I recorded data almost continually from 11pm to 4am. This period covered a GRS transit which was followed by an Io + shadow transit. Despite the dire jetstream predictions it seems that this site (Exmouth in Western Australia) can sometimes turn on steady skies.
Here's one image from near the end of the session - recorded just after 4am local time. Io is visible at lower right.
Once again this is processed using my laptop and very dodgy display, so the contrast and brightness may not be quite right.
Terrific shot. We were both blessed on the 18th. Neither side of Jupiter will get a moments rest from us, as long as photograph 12,000 miles apart from each other.
Last night we took a break though. We watched Dick Smith's Population Documentary here in Miami, Florida. I kid you not.
This Friday Io will be doing it's transit with us. Wish us luck.
This is a real cracker image. Seeing has been very short this year, but at least there is some where on this continent that there has been some seeing. Now just to see how often this site picks up with the seeing. Love Io just hanging above the cloud tops.
Another image... this one from early in the session, around 12.40... showing the GRS and Oval BA mid transit. Lots of vortices around the edge of the GRS make it look a bit hairy. The area of influence of the GRS is clearly seen here extending all around it. Oval BA seems to be only a few days away from conjunction with the GRS, there's a clear gap between them although it seems that a tendril of dark material is coming off BA to the upper left as we see it here.
I'm testing a new image enhancement package for the Gimp called FX-Foundry. This image was done using the "separate light and shadow" enhancement, it looks good on this laptop screen anyway :-)
They are great images, I will follow you from Italy, with admiration and constancy.
I admire you so much equipment, and seeing to the arrangements which I envy.
Really great throughout.
Who knows' in the future I transfer you.
I wanted to ask one thing:
In many processing steps run?
Having a Seeing 8-9/10, if not 10/10, draws much levels?
Which program takes?
Many thanks for your response, a European admirer.
