Jupiter GRS Moon transit shadow animation March 9th 2014

[Space Cowboy]

Finally done the animation from this night of good seeing (probably my best ever Jupiter session). The seeing was not great at the start and tailed off at the end but the middle section was pretty hot despite thin cloud.

15 images covering just under one hour between 19.03 & 20.01 UT. I've left the field rotation in as I can never get a 100% smooth orientation when trying to correct it (always a slight wobble).

QHY5L-II colour cam & Auto Dob 250 @f18

Here is an animated GIF and also attached a zip file with better quality file for media player.

Moons are Io & Ganymede (with its transit shadow).

Jupiter GRS & Moon transit March 9th 2014.zip

[Daniel-K]

i like well done!

[si@nite]

Super quality animation Stuart nice work!

[Virgoman]

What can I say Stuart but that is simply a superb animation. Well worth the effort and a delight to view - well done sir  

                                                                  Best regards,

                                                                                         Ralph

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks guys! I will probably do a drizzle version of the middle section where the seeing was at its best.

[stev74]

Cracking animation Stuart. What software are you using to make the GIF? 

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks Steve I use Photoscape which is free and very easy to use.

[JamesF]

Very nice, Stuart.  Surprising how fast the seeing goes off at the end, isn't it?

James

[U Cyg]

That is excellent Stuart!

Angie

[theo]

Excellent work Stuart!!

Pete

[sologuitarist61]

Great animation Stuart, there even appears to be detail on one of the moons!

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks James yes there was thin cloud coming across the whole time and the best images came when it "almost" completely cleared but then thickened again near the end.

Cheers Angie, Pete & Richard!

[stev74]

Thanks Steve I use Photoscape which is free and very easy to use.

Thanks Stuart. I've got some data from the 10th so I'll give Photoscape a go. 

[morimarty]

Some stunning detail in this animation Stuart. great work!

[Kokatha man]

A very nice animation Stuart!

[rodrigol]

Beautiful work!

[Pete Presland]

Cracking animation!

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[SnakeyJ]

Lovely animation Stuart, and the seeing looks excellent to start with.   Going to have to get the QHY5L-IIC, as I'm finding it very hard work (or impossible) to keep transiting moons and shadows aligned in WJ - easy when clear of the disk.      And whilst I could do animations from RGB, just not sure I have enough time or hard drive space for the processing!

Must admit the field rotation of the Alt-Az seen in the animation does makes me feel a little sea sick

[moxican]

That is a very sharp animation. I have never seen an animation with field rotation. It looks pretty funny, I like it. Job well done.

[twintin]

i could watch that all night. Greta job

[Alan]

Excellent stuff Stuart

[Space Cowboy]

Lovely animation Stuart, and the seeing looks excellent to start with.   Going to have to get the QHY5L-IIC, as I'm finding it very hard work (or impossible) to keep transiting moons and shadows aligned in WJ - easy when clear of the disk.      And whilst I could do animations from RGB, just not sure I have enough time or hard drive space for the processing!

Must admit the field rotation of the Alt-Az seen in the animation does makes me feel a little sea sick

Thanks Jake! Ideally one needs both mono and osc cams in their bag to cover all bases. I will certainly be utilizing the mono more on Saturn as it made a big difference last year with the extra sensitivity on the dim lowly elevated planet and will be interesting to see how it performs on Mars but for bright high Jupiter the colour cam produces the most consistent results capturing that fleeting improvement in seeing that can sometimes last only a couple of mins.

Thanks again for your generous comments guys!