Comets

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="13ea11c3.png"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b664510.gif" border=0 width="100" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and is a fascinating world of ever changing features. Its vast gaseous atmosphere offers much to see through the eyepiece of a telescope.</div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Jupiter</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="00758020.png" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jupiter in 2009</B></div> <bR> <div> All Jupiter images taken with C14 @ F27, with SKYnyx 2-0M CCD, Trutek RGB filters and Baader </div> <div> UV/IR rejection filter unless otherwise stated.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 12th December, 2009   Ganymede in shadow transit</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e3d4bf0.jpg" border=0 width="212" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 21:11 UT, B = 21:12 UT; seeing 3/10</div> <div> Notice dramatic fading of SEB (the belt running </div> <div> through Ganymede's shadow).</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 1st October, 2009   Ganymede in shadow transit</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1eee6cb0.jpg" border=0 width="230" height="203" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 21:11 UT, B = 21:12 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1efdacb0.jpg" border=0 width="218" height="203" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 21:19 UT, B = 21:20 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 18th September, 2009</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e682660.jpg" border=0 width="386" height="358" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above</B>: RGB; R = 21:15 UT, G = 21:17 UT, B = 21:16 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e72c140.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>Above</B>: RGB; R = 21:19 UT, G = 21:21 UT, B = 21:20 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e88c720.jpg" border=0 width="396" height="370" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 21:42 UT, B = 21:41 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e943290.jpg" border=0 width="323" height="297" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>Above</B>: RGB; R = 22:14 UT, G = 22:16 UT, B = 22:15 UT</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ea2c230.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="291" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 22:14 UT, B = 22:15 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 9th September, 2009</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1eb15070.jpg" border=0 width="277" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 22:02 UT, B = 22:03 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ec2c200.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="288" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 22:06 UT, B = 22:07 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 12th August, 2009   Io in shadow transit</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ed13050.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: RGB; R = 01:20:30 UT, G = 01:23 UT, B = 01:22 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b72c170.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: <B>Jupiter and Io</B>   RGB; R = 01:03:10 UT, G = 01:05:10 UT, B = 01:04 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 8th August, 2009</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b805d10.jpg" border=0 width="517" height="465" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Left to right <B>above</B>: RGB; R = 00:06 UT, G = 00:08:30 UT, B = 00:07:20 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b96b510.jpg" border=0 width="363" height="337" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 23:58:50 UT (7.8.09), B = 00:00:15 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 25th July, 2009</div> <bR> <div> The discovery by Anthony Wesley (Australian amateur astronomer) of the impact of an asteroid or </div> <div> comet into the South Polar Region of Jupiter on 19th July, came almost exactly 15 years after the </div> <div> famed comet crash involving comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ba5e340.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="308" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: impact scar visible at about 2 o'clock in the SPR</div> <div> R filter  00:36 UT    Poor Seeing</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1bb69310.jpg" border=0 width="361" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> R filter  00:48 UT  very poor seeing</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1bc452e0.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> R filter  01:07 UT  very poor seeing</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1bd592a0.jpg" border=0 width="345" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> IR >742nm  01:28 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 2nd July, 2009</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Despite the low altitude of Jupiter (maximim of 24 degrees), the seeing was remarkably good</div> <div> and a weath of detail was imaged, especially with the red filter.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d16a350.jpg" border=0 width="362" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 02:57:30 UT, B = 02:59 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   <IMG SRC="1be3a350.jpg" border=0 width="314" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: LRGB; R = 03:43:30 UT, G = 03:47 UT, B = 03:45:30 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1bfb09b0.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="155" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <B>Ganymede</B> 03:36 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c078680.jpg" border=0 width="376" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="1c170630.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="355" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </div> <div>  <IMG SRC="1c27f5d0.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="349" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="1c370580.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="344" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Left to right <B>above</B>: R[G]B; R = 03:24 UT, G = 03:27 UT, B = 03:25:45 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c47c570.jpg" border=0 width="380" height="343" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="1c58d5d0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="349" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c66e530.jpg" border=0 width="366" height="339" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="1c764510.jpg" border=0 width="356" height="337" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Left to right <B>above</B>: LRGB; R = 03:20:30 UT, G = 03:22:30 UT, B = 03:21:30 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c870470.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="327" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="1c96a490.jpg" border=0 width="362" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ca5a410.jpg" border=0 width="346" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="1cb57410.jpg" border=0 width="343" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Left to right <B>above</B>: LRGB; R = 03:16 UT, G = 03:19 UT, B = 03:17:20 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1cc1fe60.jpg" border=0 width="799" height="742" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Left to right <B>above</B>: LRGB; B = 03:13 UT, G = 03:09:30 UT, R = 03:11:20 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1cd6e570.jpg" border=0 width="366" height="343" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1ce7f650.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1cf8e640.jpg" border=0 width="398" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1d0895a0.jpg" border=0 width="393" height="346" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Left to right <B>above</B>: LRGB; R = 03:02 UT, G = 03:04:50 UT, B = 03:03:20 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d27e620.jpg" border=0 width="382" height="354" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 02:53 UT, B = 02:54:30 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d3865b0.jpg" border=0 width="390" height="347" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: IR >742nm  02:46 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d47e660.jpg" border=0 width="382" height="358" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: R[G]B; R = 02:38 UT, B = 02:40 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d571500.jpg" border=0 width="369" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: LRGB; R = 02:31 UT, G = 02:35:30 UT, B = 02:33:30 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 30th June, 2009</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d68d6a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="362" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1d787630.jpg" border=0 width="391" height="355" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Left to right <B>above</B>: R[G]B  R = 02:55:30 UT, B = 02:57 UT; B filter image shows Great red Spot well</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d88e4c0.jpg" border=0 width="398" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: F27 IR >742nm  03:03 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d9875d0.jpg" border=0 width="391" height="349" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: F27 IR >742nm  03:05 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1da84740.jpg" border=0 width="388" height="372" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="1dba3840.jpg" border=0 width="419" height="388" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> From left to right <B>above</B>: F27  R[G]B; R = 03:19 UT, B = 03:21 UT; B filter alone</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1dc90770.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: F27  R[G]B; R = 03:25 UT, B = 03:27 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ddab840.jpg" border=0 width="427" height="388" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: F30 IR >742nm  03:33 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1de9f760.jpg" border=0 width="415" height="374" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: F30 IR >742nm  03:37 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1dfb28d0.jpg" border=0 width="434" height="397" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: F30 IR >742nm  03:40 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e09c870.jpg" border=0 width="412" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: F30 IR >742nm  03:56 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e1201d0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="541" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above</B>: IR > 742nm 03:56 UT;  Ganymede 1.7" and Europa 1.0"</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>24th June, 2009</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e272340.jpg" border=0 width="370" height="308" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above</B>: Europa shadow transit   F11  IR >742nm  03:56 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jupiter: an imaging challenge in 2008!</B></div> <bR> <div> Jupiter culminated at an altitude of no more than 15 degrees from my observatory in 2008 </div> <div> as it attained its most southerly declination in Sagittarius. To try and reduce the extremes </div> <div> of atmospheric turbulence, I used an Astronomik 742nm near Infra red filter, as the </div> <div> atmosphere is less affected at these longer wavelengths. The use of separate colour </div> <div> filters also reduces the effects of colour dispersion created by the different degrees of </div> <div> atmospheric refraction at various wavelengths. I also operated at a very conservative</div> <div> F-ratio of F11.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ad20120.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>12.7.08   Jupiter and the four Galilean satellites plus an interloping star</B></div> <bR> <div> From left to right: Ganymede, Callisto (a close pairing); fainter background star; Io then Europa.</div> <bR> <div> RGB (R=22:34UT; G=22:37UT; B=22:39UT)</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f1b7a10.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="161" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <B>20.7.08</B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >IIGB  (IR 742nm=23:07UT G=23:04UT B=23:02UT)</FONT></div> <div>       C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.</div> <bR> <div>      Great Red Spot to left of image.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f2b89e0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="158" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <B>22.7.08</B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >IIGB  (IR 742nm=21:53UT G=21:49UT B=21:51UT)</FONT></div> <div>       C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.</div> <bR> <div>      Great Red Spot to right of image.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f3baa20.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="162" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <B>22.7.08</B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >RRGB  (R=22:08UT G=22:07UT B=22:09UT)</FONT></div> <div>       C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB, Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <div>      Great Red Spot to right of image.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f410ef0.jpg" border=0 width="272" height="239" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <B>22.7.08</B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >IIGB  (IR 742nm=22:52UT G=22:51UT B=22:53UT)</FONT></div> <div>       C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.</div> <bR> <div>      Great Red Spot to right of centre, 'Red Junior' above and to its left.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f52d0e0.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="270" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <B>22.7.08</B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >IIGB  (IR 742nm=22:59UT G=23:01UT B=23:01UT)</FONT></div> <div>       C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.</div> <bR> <div>      Great Red Spot to right of centre, 'Red Junior' above and to its left.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div>      <B>22.7.08</B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >RRGB  (R=23:13UT G=23:14UT  B=23:15UT)</FONT></div> <div>       C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <div>      Great Red Spot slightly to right of centre, 'Red Junior' above and to its left.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f6ebc60.jpg" border=0 width="235" height="198" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <B>22.7.08</B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >RRGB  (R=23:36UT G=23:37UT B=23:39UT)</FONT></div> <div>       C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB, Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <div>      Great Red Spot and 'Red Junior' just to left of CM.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f718cc0.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="204" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>      <B>23.7.08</B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >IIGB  (IR 742nm=22:02UT G=22:06UT B=22:04UT)</FONT></div> <div>       C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.</div> <bR> <div>      Io to left of image.</div> <bR> <div>    </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jupiter: 2006</B></div> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="1a00afd0.jpg" border=0 width="266" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">               <IMG SRC="1ac3d130.jpg" border=0 width="317" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> 11.6.06  21:42 UT (left)     22:07 UT (right)  with GRS just beginning to rotate into view</div> <bR> <div> Lu075M CCD camera on 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Great Red Spot and 'Red Spot Junior'</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a268480.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="328" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12.5.06   00:06 UTC</div> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25, Lu075M CCD, Baader UV/IR blocker filter, Trutek R,G,B</div> <div> filters. R = 2108 stack (00:05 UT); G = 2119 stack (00:06 UT); B = 2063 stack (00:07 UT).</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a3a0410.jpg" border=0 width="416" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Rare good seeing at low altitude of 22.7 degrees: notice Europa </B></div> <div> <B>to the right of Jupiter</B></div> <div> 26.4.06  00:31 UTC</div> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25, Lu075M CCD, Baader UV/IR blocker filter, Trutek R,G,B filters.</div> <div> Jupiter was near the star alpha Librae (Zubenelgenubi) and had an angular diameter of 44".5.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jupiter: 2005</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="186c8c30.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">           </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >11.5.05</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Stack of 800 images through TTL Red filter, taken using</div> <div> an ATK-1HS CCD through my 30cm Meade LX200 SCT and</div> <div> x2.5 power mate. Moderate seeing conditions.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1934e220.jpg" border=0 width="334" height="290" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Colourful Jupiter 2.4.05</B></div> <div> Red 22:51 UTC, Green 22:52 UTC, Blue 22:53 UTC each a stack</div> <div> of about 500 .avi video frames with an ATK-1HS CCD. 30cm Meade</div> <div> LX200 SCT with x2.5 power mate: seeing good but transparency</div> <div> mediocre and variable.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>       <IMG SRC="19789840.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="132" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">               <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >2.4.05   23:12 UT</FONT>               </div> <bR> <bR> <div>         <IMG SRC="198988d0.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">           <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >3.4.05  01:48 UT</FONT></div> <div>                                </div> <div> Stacks of about 500 .avi video files through TTL Red filter, taken using ATK-1HS CCD through </div> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT and x2.5 power mate.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jupiter: 2004</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><IMG SRC="171ecd40.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >25.4.04   </FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1872cab0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >14.4.04</FONT></div> <div> 1184 Philips ToUcam Pro web cam images through my</div> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT and x2.5 power mate.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jupiter: 2003</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1a7588d0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="397" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 31.3.03</div> <div> Jupiter meets M44 'The Beehive' open star cluster in Cancer.</div> <div> 12 minute exposure with Elitechrome 200 film using Olympus OM2N SLR and 135mm lens.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>HX516 CCD images of Jupiter</B></div> <div> <B>30cm Meade LX200 SCT</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="172ecd80.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >19.3.03</FONT>  <B><IMG SRC="173b1970.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >18.3.03</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="174b19f0.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="159" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >21.2.03 </FONT>   <B><IMG SRC="175ecdf0.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >5.1.03</FONT> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jupiter: 2002 and earlier</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="184f4d20.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >16.2.02  18:41 UT</FONT></div> <div> Above: Reprocessing this image revealed surface details on Jupiter's moon </div> <div> Ganymede! Thank-you to Dave Eagle who has identified the feature as </div> <div> Barnard Regio.</div> <div> Stack of 24 x 0.2s Luminance images, 1 x 0.4s for each of Red, Green and Blue. HX516 CCD on my </div> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F23.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hits Jupiter in July 1994</B></div> <div>  </div> <div>       <IMG SRC="178d8fd0.jpg" border=0 width="472" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The ever drifting Great Red Spot ...</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="212" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="78"><div> Date</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> System II longitude</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 30.6.09</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 135 +/-1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 22.7.08</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 128 +/- 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="78"><div> 9.6.06</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 113.8 +/- 0.6</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="78"><div> 2.6.06</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 111.5 +/- 2</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 11.5.06</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 110 +/- 3</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 20.3.05</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 102 +/- 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 26.3.04</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 89 +/- 2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 14.2.03</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 85 +/- 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 28.3.02</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 83 +/- 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 25.10.01</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 75 +/- 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="78"><div> 6.1.01</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 67 +/- 2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 31.7.99</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 60 +/- 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 30.12.75</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 51.0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> 30.10.75</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="115"><div> 50.6</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>