These images have been a long time coming – they were taken back in late June/early July, at Nambucca Heads on the mid-north coast of NSW when Anthony Wesley and I were there for a planetary imaging camp. I only … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Jupiter
Jupiter in the Milky Way
This shot of Jupiter in the Milky Way was taken on the 20th September at the Mangrove Mountain Pony Club during one of our new moon meets. I didn’t get there until 8pm and it’d been so long since I’d … Continue reading
Bright ISS Pass Last Night
Last night we had a great International Space Station (ISS) pass over Sydney and the Central Coast, passing almost directly overhead at a max magnitude of -2.4. It occured between 18:48 and 18:51 local time, a great time of night … Continue reading
Jupiter and the NEB Outbreak
Another quite nice night on the 29th August, with the WSZ and NEB outbreak on display. The seeing improved as the session went along, however it was cut a little short just after meridian flip when the temperatures dropped suddenly … Continue reading
A busy night on Jupiter
I’d been looking forward to this busy night on Jupiter for over a week and was lucky enough to wake to clear skies and above average seeing. Unfortunately though, I’d only captured 3 runs before blanket cloud put an early … Continue reading
Jupiter + 3 red spots from the 9th May
This image of Jupiter with its 3 red spots was captured on the morning of the 9th May 2008. The smallest of the three is fast heading for a collision with the GRS – likely to happen in the next … Continue reading
