Jupiter and Oval BA – 19th March 2009
I had a fairly busy morning this morning – knowing that the skies were going to be clear (well, hoping), the waning crescent Moon was well positioned, a bright ISS and STS-119 Discovery pass was going overhead, and then of course Jupiter which is climbing to a manageable 35° altitude before dawn.
I managed to capture all three objects, and here’s the first one that has been processed. It’s Jupiter in seeing that was very similar to my first attempt for 2009, captured on Wednesday morning.
The resolution isn’t great due to the seeing, but Oval BA is visible just past the CM. I missed the best of the seeing as it deteriorated further as dawn approached. I was busy capturing the Moon and the ISS, and Jupiter was still too low.
Continue reading for more capture and processing information.
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My name is Mike Salway and I'm an amateur astronomer and photographer. I'm the co-founder of 
