Jupiter and Moons - Lyra Optic First Light

[Photosbykev]

A quick play, in white light, with the PST Stage 1 modded Lyra Optic 4" f/11 refractor fitted with a DMK41 and 2.5x Powermate. I used a 80mm 2" extension tube and Williams Optics Dielectric diagonal to achieve focus rather than fitting the 4" extension tube that I've made. Of course the PST black box has been removed.

60 second video @ 15fps guided using DSSR software and processed through Registax and finished in Photoshop. The image is cropped about 10% and I think I've got the moons labelled correctly.

It's the first time I've seen Jupiter with my own eyes, it looks very nice through the 8-24mm Hyperion zoom EP

[eliot]

Great image.

Nice to hear that you looked through the scope as well.

[Photosbykev]

I didn't have a lot of options because I couldn't find Jupiter with the CCD so I had to switch to an EP so I could accurately align the finderscope

[Episkey]

Nice image!

[Clayton]

Nice work Kev!