Well this has been a long time coming… It’s been over 4 months since my last planetary image! A combination of bad weather, bad seeing and very low motivation for astrophotography (mainly the latter) has meant I just didn’t have … Continue reading
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Ganymede and Callisto Close Approach Animation
Well this animation has been a long time coming. Back on the 5th July 2009, Ganymede and Callisto had a close approach – no occultation unfortunately, but it was still great to see them so close together. Ganymede, at 5,200km … Continue reading
International Space Station – 31st August 2009
On the 31st August 2009, we had a reasonably high and bright ISS pass, as the space station passed at about 60° altitude and reaching -2.8 apparent magnitude. Unfortunately the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) was still on its way to … Continue reading
Jupiter at Opposition – 14th August 2009
I had some nice clear skies on the night of the 14th August, 2009 – when Jupiter was at opposition for the 2009 season. Being at opposition means the Sun, Earth and Moon form a straight line – and Jupiter … Continue reading
Jupiter with Io Transit and Animation – 8th August
On Saturday night 8th August, I was able to capture some images of Jupiter with Io and its shadow in transit. The seeing was just above average – good enough to capture albedo features on Io, including the dark polar … Continue reading
Jupiter, Ganymede + Shadow, and Wesley Impact Scar
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 … Continue reading
Jupiter with the Wesley Impact Scar – 3rd August
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 … Continue reading
45 Cap, Europa and Io – Close Approach
Today (3rd/4th August) in parts of Europa, Africa, South America and the Middle East, Jupiter is due to occult the star 45 Cap – something that happens very, very rarely. For other parts of the world, including mine, the star … Continue reading
Jupiter, GRS and Wesley Impact Scar – 24th July
After breaking the news of Anthony Wesley’s discovery of an impact scar on Jupiter on Monday morning (while I was waiting to board a plane to Melbourne), Friday night was my first opportunity to capture an image of the now … Continue reading
Jupiter and Oval BA from July 5th
It’s been a while between posts – I’m currently up on the Sunshine Coast for a work conference, and have finally had a few spare moments to finish off this image. This image was captured on Monday morning, 6th July … Continue reading
