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FoxK
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Two Moons orbiting Jupiter (animation)
      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 Apo Refractor
8" Classic Dob (used as Newtonian on CG5 mount)
Meade 70-AZ-A 70mm Guider using PHD
LS60TCaK/B600/C
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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