14th April Jupiter

[Lester]

Hi all,

this morning was very calm with low humidity, so I couldn't resist having another go at Jupiter.

Io's shadow is transiting.

[iceman (Mike)]

More for the portfolio, Lester! Keep them coming!

Some good detail visible again.

[Lester]

Thanks Mike.

I still didn't get the primary cooled to ambient and am thinking I need to hook up the cooler to a timer that will turn it on at a preset time, so its cooled down by 5 a.m. just incase.

[iceman (Mike)]

yeh that's what I do, just using a powerpoint timer.

Depending on how cold I think it's going to get, i'll leave my cooler running for 1-2 hours and have it switch off about 30 minutes before I plan to start imaging.

[Dennis]

Hi Lester

Another very dynamic image with Io and Io’s shadow on the planetary disc giving a very dramatic 3D effect.

Cheers

Dennis

[bird (Anthony Wesley)]

Thanks Lester, keep at it. We had 30mm of rain yesterday and last night, if you've got clear skies then make the most of it.

cheers, Bird

[Quark (Trevor)]

Nice job Lester,
The temp of your mirror sure does make a difference and no doubt would have made a difference to this image if you could have got it down to ambient before the capture.

Nice detail and I like the shadow of Io. This sure is a steep but immensly satisfying learning curve isnt it.

Very well done
Regards
Trevor

[Lester]

Thanks for your comments everyone, I appreciate it.

I have found a timer switch to go into the power point to turn on the mains power for my bilge pump to cool the primary. Just have to find a 12 volt dc supply that works off of the mains now. I had been running the pump off of a 12 volt battery that is hooked to a battery charger.

I have got jetstream till Friday now and strong winds tomorrow.

30mm of rain would be good too for my farm.

All the best.