Derby and District Astronomical Society
Jupiter in 2024
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This image of Jupiter was captured by Peter Branson on December 19th 2024 and comprises the best 250 images stacked in AutoStakkert from a 5000 frame video. The video was taken with a ZWO ASI678MC colour camera attached to a Celestron C9.25 Schmitt-Cassegrain telescope, mounted on a SkyWatcher NEQ6 mount. The image produced in AutoStakkert was further processed and sharpened in PixInsight. The Galilean moon Io (not visible) has cast a shadow onto Jupiter and another Galilean moon, Ganymede, can be seen faintly off to the left. Image Credit: Peter Branson. |
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This image of Jupiter was created by Chris Callaway using data collected on the 19th December 2024. The moon Io is visible at upper left. Chris used an 8-inch Meade LX200 telescope, a 2x Barlow lens, and a ZWO ASI 178MC camera. The video that was captured was then processed in AstroSurface using the best 61 out of 600 frames. Further processing was completed in Photoshop. Image Credit: Chris Callaway. |
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The following three images of Jupiter were imaged by Chris Callaway on the 3rd December 2024 using a Meade 8" LX200 and ZWO ASI178MC camera on a Celestron AVX mount. The video was processed using AutoStakkert!. In the top image the best 37 out of 1,200 frames were stacked, while the remaining two were both processed using 490 of the best 1,200 frames. Further processing for these images was completed in PhotoShop. Image Credit: Chris Callaway. |
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This picture of the night sky was taken through the open dome of the Society's Flamsteed Observatory by Mike Lancaster on the 26th October 2024 using a hand-held Google Pixel 8 Pro phone. Jupiter is visible at lower left, just below the rope that crosses the dome gap. Aldebaran and the Hyades are at lower right, and above them the Pleiades. The stars of Perseus occupy the top of the frame. Image Credit: Mike Lancaster. |
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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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