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Words and phrases I avoid: never, always, one more, no more, just this time, my worst, my best, my last - they get me every time! BTW, lovely, smooth and natural image, Geof

Beautiful image Reggie

Awesome, John

Hi, my friend. I like the look of the first image (minus the crop lines); it has a more natural look. As to cameras, I LOVE my ASI 224mc. I use it as my exclusive planetary camera with my 180 and 127mm Maks. You can get one for really cheap given its age, and it is still top-notch. Here is one of my better images taken with it, using Firecapture and processed in Registax 6: Some vital statistics: Sensor: 1/3” CMOS IMX224/IMX225 Resolution: 1.2Mega Pixels 1304X976 Pixel Size: 3.75µm Sensor Size: 4.8mm*3.6mm Diagonal: 6.09mm Exposure Range: 32µs-1000s ROI: Supported ST4 Guider Port: Yes Focus Distance to Sensor: 12.5mm Shutter Type: Rolling Shutter Protect window: AR coated window Operating System Compatibility: Mac, Windows, Linux Interface: USB3.0/USB2.0 Bit rate: 12bit output(12bit ADC) Regards, Reggie

Thanks, George! I believe it was only visible from North America. I was fortunate to see it, especially dealing with the clouds, lol.

Thanks, Planet!

Thanks, Geof! I was dodging cloud the whole evening. I didn't get as much data as I wanted but I'm happy with what I got

Thanks, bosun21! I'm sending you clear skies

Thanks, Graham!

Lovely animation, Luke!

Nice one, Michael!

Ouch! I would love to see him but that is a bit much! 👀

I saw your thread and posted there as well EDIT: Oops, sorry that thread was started by @CentaurZ

The sky was mostly clear to partly cloudy and I was fortunate to get a window between 9 and 10 p.m. EST to capture the double shadow transit here from the States. Ganymede's shadow is the larger of the two on the bottom left (moving toward bottom center) and Europa's is on the lower right, approaching the limb. The moons themselves were as follows: Io to the upper left, Europa lower right, and Ganymede bottom right (farthest out). The GRS was also visible making it a pretty spectacular apparition! Orion 180mm Mak-Cass, ASI 224mc, Firecapture, Registax 6, Photoshop Regards, Reggie

You're welcome, Stu. It was touch and go there for a little while. Eventually, the clouds rolled in later so I'm chuffed to have gotten this!

The sky was mostly clear to partly cloudy and I was fortunate to get a window between 9 and 10 p.m. EST to capture the double shadow transit here from the States. Ganymede's shadow is the larger of the two on the bottom left (moving toward bottom center) and Europa's is on the lower right, approaching the limb. The moons themselves were as follows: Io to the upper left, Europa lower right, and Ganymede bottom right (farthest out). The GRS was also visible making it a pretty spectacular apparition! Orion 180mm Mak-Cass, ASI 224mc, Firecapture, Registax 6, Photoshop Regards, Reggie

Not bad at all, Mike. You got the green glow and evidence of the tail! Reggie

Lots of detail in the first image. Thanks for sharing Regards, Reggie

Lovely image. Nice balance of color and texture. Great GRS!

Looks great, Ian!

I like the bold colors in the first image. The second image has a nice texture. Reggie

Beautiful smooth image. Nice texture and color Regards, Reggie

Transits are always cool! Glad you captured this one 👍 Reggie

Very sharp shadow! Brilliant animation 👍 Reggie

That's a fine image, Peter. As has been said many times before, "the seeing is everything" especially for planetary work 👍 Regards, Reggie