Jupiter, July 18th before the clouds...

[Starman]

A clear night for a change but I was glad I decided to start imaging Jupiter early as the clouds rolled in before it had reached its highest point in the sky. The seeing was fair when this capture was taken but the transparency was a bit up and down.

[kris h]

Great image Starman it's good to hear someone got one over the clouds

They wont go away where i am

[resonator77]

very nice

did you use x3 barlow Pete?

I tried once x3 barlow and image came out awful ...

[moocher]

Jupiter is looking good so far Pete. Should it be this good already? Bodes well for later in the year........

Alan:D

[Starman]

It does look good if the conditions are steady Alan - lots of detail to be had. Still a bit early morning though Best of all, it's still got a way to go before it reaches it's maximum size for the year (and indeed for the next 13 years). At opposition, it'll be just under 50" across

This image was taken using a 2x Barlow. With the C-14, my 3x Barlow delivers a Jovian disk that barely fits on the imaging chip!