This post will highlight what’s happening at Jupiter during August, 2009 – including when and where you can observe Jupiter, opposition date, and dates and times for other interesting events for observers and imagers, such as Galilean Moon mutual events (occultations and eclipses).

Jupiter at Opposition in July 2008

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Last night started like every other – typically below average seeing, but instead of going back to bed, I waited it out – hoping it would get better. And it did!

The seeing peaked at 7 – 7.5/10, on a night when there was a fair bit going on. The GRS transited earlier, followed by the Wesley Impact Scar, along with Ganymede’s shadow and then Ganymede itself.

The image below is the first one I’ve finished processing, and is one of the last of the session. It shows the Wesley Impact Scar at top left, and Ganymede’s shadow and Ganymede on the right.

Jupiter, Ganymede and Shadow

The “Bird Strike” has really elongated out over the past few days, as it gets torn by the jetstream.

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Hi all

On the night of the 3rd August, what started as typically below average seeing, finally improved as the seeing reached a respectable almost 7/10 and gave some of my best views of Jupiter this year.

I was able to catch the 6th magnitude star 45 Cap in the same field of view as Europa and Io, which was a nice surprise.

Below is my best image from the night – the second last capture of the night. The seeing was improving nicely, but high cloud and then thick cloud brought my night to an end.

Jupiter with Wesley Impact Scar

The Wesley Impact Scar can be seen on the upper left of the planet, just about to rotate off. There’s one more image from earlier in the session, when the impact scar was at mid transit. Continue reading for more.

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