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FoxK
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Loc: Cape Cod, MA
Two Moons orbiting Jupiter (animation)
      #2523118 - 07/16/08 07:36 PM

Hi all..here's a single frame....full animation can be found here:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc6/FoxKeri/wow-1.gif
Europa goes behind Jupiter from the right while IO emerges from the left of the planet.
Scope was an antique celestron 4.5" newtonian "firstcope" I bought some 30 years ago at K-Mart for $90 and have yet to collimate lol.
Conditions were poor as the moon was very close to Jupiter and near full.


Here's a still from a frame.


4.5" Celestron 910mm F/L Newtonian circa 1979
SPC900NC
CG5 Advanced GT Mount
avi is approx. 1000 subs per frame, totalling 14 frames with each group of subs taken 5 min. apart

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Orion 80mm ED Apochromatic Refractor
Meade 70-AZ-A 70mm Guider
LS60TCaK/B600/C
PHD on a GPUSB interface
CG-5 Advanced GT Mount
Nikon D40x with T-Adaptors
Philips SPC900NC
Imaging Source DMK 21AU04.AS
Dome=the box my mount came in so I can see my solar images in bright sun lol


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ChazK
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Reged: 11/23/05
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Loc: Melbourne, Florida
Re: Two Moons orbiting Jupiter (animation) new [Re: FoxK]
      #2525440 - 07/17/08 09:54 PM

That's just amazing esp given the conditions!

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Tak TOA 130mm/NJP Temma2
Canon 40D (unmodded)
Astronomik CLS
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6

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FoxK
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Re: Two Moons orbiting Jupiter (animation) new [Re: ChazK]
      #2525815 - 07/18/08 02:32 AM

Thanks
Went out again and used the 80mm this time which I think came out a bit better...thanks again!
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc6/FoxKeri/BigJupiterIO1hr35m7-1617-0.gif

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Orion 80mm ED Apochromatic Refractor
Meade 70-AZ-A 70mm Guider
LS60TCaK/B600/C
PHD on a GPUSB interface
CG-5 Advanced GT Mount
Nikon D40x with T-Adaptors
Philips SPC900NC
Imaging Source DMK 21AU04.AS
Dome=the box my mount came in so I can see my solar images in bright sun lol


- click for cloud prediction for Plymouth, MA. area


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