Jupiter - Io / Shadow Transit 1st Dec 2023

[fireballxl5]

Jupiter was my target with a Great Red Spot, Io and Io Shadow transit in progress by the time the planet had cleared the observatory wall.

Twenty-seven videos over 55 minutes processed to create this animation and de-rotated image centred on 18:25GMT.

Tak TOA150B / ASI462MC / x2.5PM / IR-UVcut filter / 27x120s@3ms

Seeing was worsening but the view through the eyepiece before fitting the camera was gorgeous 🙂

CS, Andy

[JonHigh]

Awesome! 

[dweller25]

@fireballxl5 that is briiliant, I was out at the same time trying to see it visually but could only see the shadow.

Well done and thanks for sharing 👍

[JeremyS]

Superb 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[fireballxl5]

1 hour ago, JonHigh said:

Awesome! 

 

40 minutes ago, dweller25 said:

that is briiliant

 

36 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Superb

Thanks all.  First time I've used the Tak for planetary this season so a good reminder of its quality, which is often better than the conditions may suggest.  

[JeremyS]

Is you TOA 150 permanently setup @fireballxl5? Must be quite an imposing beast.

[geoflewis]

Superb Andy, I love the way Io just floats in front of the GRS and Jupiter's limb in the animation 👏

[dweller25]

9 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Is you TOA 150 permanently setup @fireballxl5? Must be quite an imposing beast.

I am amazed you don’t have one 😈

[fireballxl5]

 

37 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Is you TOA 150 permanently setup

Yes,  I have a RoR observatory with a Mountain Instruments MI-250 mount.  The 150 is usually mounted in a side-by-side config with a Baby-Q nowadays but this is currently partially broken down. I have an old photo of the 'holy trinity' in a piggy- back config, FS60CB / FSQ85 / TOA150B for your delectation🤪...

 

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by fireballxl5

[bosun21]

Great captures 👍. I particularly like the animation.

[orion25]

Very sharp shadow! Brilliant animation 👍

Reggie