Derby and District Astronomical Society
Jupiter in 2024
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| Jupiter is visible near the horizon, together with the stars of Taurus, Auriga and Perseus, in this picture taken from the Society's Flamsteed Observatory on the 12th October 2024 by Mike Lancaster using a Google Pixel 8 Pro phone. Image Credit: Mike Lancaster. |
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| Jim Sarsgard captured the close conjunction of Mars and Jupiter (at left) during the early hours of the 15th August 2024. The Hyades star cluster occupies the right side of the image. The two planets won't get this close again until 2033. Jim used a Canon 1000D camera on a fixed tripod with a 50 mm lens at f/2.8. The exposure was 4 seconds at ISO 400. Image Credit: Jim Sarsgard. |
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This image of Jupiter was captured by Peter Branson on January 24th 2024 and comprises the best image produced in AutoStakkert from a series of trial videos - exposure times of between 20-25msec, and 2000-10000 frames. The videos were taken with a ZWO ASI224MC colour camera attached to a Celestron C9.25 Schmitt-Cassegrain telescope, mounted on a SkyWatcher NEQ6 mount. The image produced by AutoStakkert was further processed and sharpened in PixInsight. Three of the Galilean moons (left to right) : Io, Ganymede and Europa (and shadow) - can clearly be seen as well as the Great Red Spot and many equatorial bands. Image Credit: Peter Branson. |
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