Jupiter
Jupiter 2010
27.11.10
Jupiter with SEB revival spreading rapidly
C14 @ F27.5 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter R[G]B
R = 19:46:40 UTC: B = 19:44:40 UTC
27.11.10
Jupiter with SEB revival spreading rapidly
C14 @ F27.5 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter R[G]B
R = 19:02:30 UTC: B = 19:03:40 UTC
15.11.10
Jupiter with SEB revival 'S' shaped dark feature
C14 @ F33 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; poor/fair seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter R[G]B
Es Reid spherochromatic corrector
R = 19:26 UTC: B = 19:27 UTC and separate R, B images below
15.11.10 19:12 UTC
Jupiter with SEB revival 'S' shaped dark feature
C14 @ F33 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; poor/fair seeing
Astronomik > 742nm IR filter
Es Reid spherochromatic corrector
15.11.10
Jupiter with SEB revival 'S' shaped dark feature
C14 @ F33 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; poor/fair seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter R[G]B
Es Reid spherochromatic corrector
R = 18:51 UTC: B = 18:52 UTC and separate B, R images below
12.11.10
Jupiter with SEB revival 'S' shaped dark feature
C14 @ F33 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; very poor seeing [scaled down size]
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter R[G]B
Es Reid spherochromatic corrector
R = 21:40 UTC: B = 21:42 UTC
7.11.10
Jupiter with Great Red Spot
C14 @ F13 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; poor seeing (hence low F-ratio)
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter R[G]B;
Es Reid spherochromatic corrector
R = 19:16 UTC: B = 19:18 UTC
25.10.10
Jupiter with Great Red Spot and reddened oval BA
C14 @ F33 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; poor seeing (hence scaled down)
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter R[G]B
R = 21:45 UTC: B = 21:44 UTC
11.10.10
Jupiter with Great red Spot and reddened oval BA
C14 @ F33 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; poor seeing (hence scaled down)
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter R[G]B
R = 20:51 UTC; B = 20:52 UTC
21.9.10
Jupiter with Ganymede on day of closest approach since 1963
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; quite good seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 22:45 UTC; B = 22:46 UTC; R[G]B. Ganymede enlarged x8.
9.9.10
Io in transit: dark shadow plus reddish disk to its right
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fair seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 00:03 UTC; B = 00:04 UTC; R[G]B. Separate R and B images beneath.
9.9.10
Io in transit: dark shadow plus reddish disk to its right
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fair seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 00:02 UTC; B = 00:01 UTC; R[G]B. Separate R and B images beneath.
1.9.10
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; good seeing
Trutek R,G,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 01:46:15 UTC; B = 01:47 UTC; R[G]B and separate R, G, B where G = 01:48:20 UTC
1.9.10
Wealth of fine detail visible in red light
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; good seeing
Trutek R filter Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 01:42:45 UTC
1.9.10
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; good seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 01:10:30 UTC; B = 01:11:30 UTC; R[G]B
1.9.10
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; good seeing
Trutek R filter Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 01:09:30 UTC
1.9.10
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; good seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 01:06 UTC; B = 01:07 UTC; R[G]B. Separate R and B images beneath.
Io close up (x4)31.8.10
Jupiter and Io (Io showing surface detail)
C14 @ F39 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; good seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:47:30 UTC; B = 02:48:30 UTC; R[G]B and Io close up RRGB where G = 02:50:30 UTC
31.8.10
Red oval BA immediately above the Great Red Spot
Little Red Spot embedded in brown area bottom right
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; good seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:38 UTC; B = 02:39 UTC; R[G]B and separate R, B
31.8.10
Red oval BA immediately above the Great Red Spot
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; good seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:13:30 UTC; B = 02:14:30 UTC; R[G]B and separate R, G, B where G = 02:15:30 UTC
31.8.10
Red oval BA and the Great Red Spot rotated into view
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fair/good seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 00:40:30 UTC; B = 00:42 UTC; R[G]B and separate R, B
31.8.10
Red oval BA and the Great Red Spot just appearing at extreme right edge
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fair/good seeing
Trutek R filter Baader UV/IR rejection filter; R = 00:31 UTC
5.8.10
Jupiter with dark spot and adjacent light spot in SEZ: a hint of an SEB revival?
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; rather poor seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 03:41 UTC; B = 03:42 UTC; R[G]B and R images shown above
5.8.10
Jupiter with dark spot and adjacent light spot in SEZ: a hint of an SEB revival?
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; rather poor seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 03:34:30 UTC; B = 03:35:20 UTC; R[G]B and R,B images shown above
2.8.10
Jupiter with Great Red Spot and adjacent oval BA
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; quite poor seeing again
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 03:51 UTC; B = 03:52 UTC; R[G]B and R, B images shown above
30.7.10
Jupiter with Ganymede in shadow transit
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; seeing poorish
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:45:20 UTC; B = 02:46:10 UTC; R[G]B
24.7.10
Jupiter with dark swirl in EZ near centre of image
C14 @ F38.5 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R filter Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 03:33:30 UTC
24.7.10
Jupiter with dark blue swirl in EZ right of centre of image
C14 @ F38.5 (reduced to 70% size) SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R,B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 03:32 UTC; B = 03:31 UTC; R[G]B
24.7.10
Jupiter with dark swirl in EZ right of centre of image
C14 @ F38.5 (reduced to 70% size) SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R filter Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 03:11 UTC
24.7.10
Jupiter with Great Red Spot at extreme right edge, oval BA in attendance and little red spot at left end
of dark streak in NPR, virtually on CM towards bottom of colour image.
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R, B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:51 UTC; B = 02:52 UTC; R[G]B with R and B images beneath
24.7.10
Jupiter with Great Red Spot at extreme right edge, oval BA in attendance and little red spot at left end
of dark streak in NPR, virtually on CM towards bottom of colour image.
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R, B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:45:20 UTC; B = 02:46:20 UTC; R[G]B with R and B images beneath
24.7.10
Jupiter with Great Red Spot at extreme right edge, oval BA in attendance and little red spot at left end
of dark streak in NPR, virtually on CM towards bottom of colour image.
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R, G, B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:42 UTC; B = 02:43 UTC; R[G]B with R image to right and G (02:44 UTC) and B images beneath
24.7.10
Jupiter with Great Red Spot at extreme right edge, oval BA in attendance and little red spot at left end
of dark streak in NPR, virtually on CM towards bottom of colour image.
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fair seeing
Trutek R, B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:35:25 UTC; B = 02:36:30 UTC; R[G]B
24.7.10
Jupiter with Great Red Spot at extreme right edge, oval BA in attendance and little red spot at left end
of dark streak in NPR
C14 @ F27 SKYnyx 2-0M CCD; fairish seeing
Trutek R, B filters Baader UV/IR rejection filter
R = 02:32 UTC; B = 02:33:30 UTC; R[G]B with R image to its right
1st July, 2010
Above: IR 04:10 UTC
C14 @ F27
SKYnyx 2-0M CCD
Astronomik IR > 742 nm filter
Alt. 34.5 deg.
Seeing 5+/10
Above: R[G]B; R = 03:59 UTC, B = 04:00 UTC
C14 @ F27
SKYnyx 2-0M CCD
Trutek Type 1 R,B filters, Baader UV/IR rejection
Alt. 34 deg.
Seeing 5/10
3rd June, 2010
A challenging observation with Jupiter only 19.5 deg. altitude in a bright sky!
Shows Jupiter with Ganymede and the weird almost total absence of the
South Equatorial Belt, leaving a brightly coloured Great Red Spot in magnificent
isolation!
Above: R[G]B; R = 03:35:20 UTC, B = 03:36:18 UTC
Above: the separate R and B channels
C14 @ F27
SKYnyx 2-0M CCD
Trutek Type 1 R, B filters with Baader UV/IR rejection filter
Seeing 3/10
Above: R[G]B; R = 04:00:55 UTC, B = 03:59:35 UTC
CM2=154.5
Above: R[G]B; R = 03:58:02 UTC, B = 03:59:35 UTC
CM2=153.6
Above: R[G]B; R = 03:51:42 UTC, B = 03:50:20 UTC
CM2=148.9
Above: R[G]B; R = 03:37:08 UTC, B = 03:36:18 UTC
CM2=140.3
Jupiter in 2009
All Jupiter images taken with C14 @ F27, with SKYnyx 2-0M CCD, Trutek RGB filters and Baader
UV/IR rejection filter unless otherwise stated.
12th December, 2009 Ganymede in shadow transit
Above: R[G]B; R = 21:11 UT, B = 21:12 UT; seeing 3/10
Notice dramatic fading of SEB (the belt running
through Ganymede's shadow).
1st October, 2009 Ganymede in shadow transit
Above: R[G]B; R = 21:11 UT, B = 21:12 UT
Above: R[G]B; R = 21:19 UT, B = 21:20 UT
18th September, 2009
Above: RGB; R = 21:15 UT, G = 21:17 UT, B = 21:16 UT
Above: RGB; R = 21:19 UT, G = 21:21 UT, B = 21:20 UT
Above: R[G]B; R = 21:42 UT, B = 21:41 UT
Above: RGB; R = 22:14 UT, G = 22:16 UT, B = 22:15 UT
Above: R[G]B; R = 22:14 UT, B = 22:15 UT
9th September, 2009
Above: R[G]B; R = 22:02 UT, B = 22:03 UT
Above: R[G]B; R = 22:06 UT, B = 22:07 UT
12th August, 2009 Io in shadow transit
Above: RGB; R = 01:20:30 UT, G = 01:23 UT, B = 01:22 UT
Above: Jupiter and Io RGB; R = 01:03:10 UT, G = 01:05:10 UT, B = 01:04 UT
8th August, 2009
Left to right above: RGB; R = 00:06 UT, G = 00:08:30 UT, B = 00:07:20 UT
Above: R[G]B; R = 23:58:50 UT (7.8.09), B = 00:00:15 UT
25th July, 2009
The discovery by Anthony Wesley (Australian amateur astronomer) of the impact of an asteroid or
comet into the South Polar Region of Jupiter on 19th July, came almost exactly 15 years after the
famed comet crash involving comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
Above: impact scar visible at about 2 o'clock in the SPR
R filter 00:36 UT Poor Seeing
R filter 00:48 UT very poor seeing
R filter 01:07 UT very poor seeing
IR >742nm 01:28 UT
2nd July, 2009
Despite the low altitude of Jupiter (maximim of 24 degrees), the seeing was remarkably good
and a weath of detail was imaged, especially with the red filter.
Above: R[G]B; R = 02:57:30 UT, B = 02:59 UT
Above: LRGB; R = 03:43:30 UT, G = 03:47 UT, B = 03:45:30 UT
Ganymede 03:36 UT
Left to right above: R[G]B; R = 03:24 UT, G = 03:27 UT, B = 03:25:45 UT
Left to right above: LRGB; R = 03:20:30 UT, G = 03:22:30 UT, B = 03:21:30 UT
Left to right above: LRGB; R = 03:16 UT, G = 03:19 UT, B = 03:17:20 UT
Left to right above: LRGB; B = 03:13 UT, G = 03:09:30 UT, R = 03:11:20 UT
Left to right above: LRGB; R = 03:02 UT, G = 03:04:50 UT, B = 03:03:20 UT
Above: R[G]B; R = 02:53 UT, B = 02:54:30 UT
Above: IR >742nm 02:46 UT
Above: R[G]B; R = 02:38 UT, B = 02:40 UT
Above: LRGB; R = 02:31 UT, G = 02:35:30 UT, B = 02:33:30 UT
30th June, 2009
Left to right above: R[G]B R = 02:55:30 UT, B = 02:57 UT; B filter image shows Great red Spot well
Above: F27 IR >742nm 03:03 UT
Above: F27 IR >742nm 03:05 UT
From left to right above: F27 R[G]B; R = 03:19 UT, B = 03:21 UT; B filter alone
Above: F27 R[G]B; R = 03:25 UT, B = 03:27 UT
Above: F30 IR >742nm 03:33 UT
Above: F30 IR >742nm 03:37 UT
Above: F30 IR >742nm 03:40 UT
Above: F30 IR >742nm 03:56 UT
Above: IR > 742nm 03:56 UT; Ganymede 1.7" and Europa 1.0"
24th June, 2009
Above: Europa shadow transit F11 IR >742nm 03:56 UT
Jupiter: an imaging challenge in 2008!
Jupiter culminated at an altitude of no more than 15 degrees from my observatory in 2008
as it attained its most southerly declination in Sagittarius. To try and reduce the extremes
of atmospheric turbulence, I used an Astronomik 742nm near Infra red filter, as the
atmosphere is less affected at these longer wavelengths. The use of separate colour
filters also reduces the effects of colour dispersion created by the different degrees of
atmospheric refraction at various wavelengths. I also operated at a very conservative
F-ratio of F11.
12.7.08 Jupiter and the four Galilean satellites plus an interloping star
From left to right: Ganymede, Callisto (a close pairing); fainter background star; Io then Europa.
RGB (R=22:34UT; G=22:37UT; B=22:39UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB; Baader UV/IR rejection.
20.7.08
IIGB (IR 742nm=23:07UT G=23:04UT B=23:02UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.
Great Red Spot to left of image.
22.7.08
IIGB (IR 742nm=21:53UT G=21:49UT B=21:51UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.
Great Red Spot to right of image.
22.7.08
RRGB (R=22:08UT G=22:07UT B=22:09UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB, Baader UV/IR rejection.
Great Red Spot to right of image.
22.7.08
IIGB (IR 742nm=22:52UT G=22:51UT B=22:53UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.
Great Red Spot to right of centre, 'Red Junior' above and to its left.
22.7.08
IIGB (IR 742nm=22:59UT G=23:01UT B=23:01UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.
Great Red Spot to right of centre, 'Red Junior' above and to its left.
22.7.08
RRGB (R=23:13UT G=23:14UT B=23:15UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB; Baader UV/IR rejection.
Great Red Spot slightly to right of centre, 'Red Junior' above and to its left.
22.7.08
RRGB (R=23:36UT G=23:37UT B=23:39UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek RGB, Baader UV/IR rejection.
Great Red Spot and 'Red Junior' just to left of CM.
23.7.08
IIGB (IR 742nm=22:02UT G=22:06UT B=22:04UT)
C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek G,B; Astronomik IR 742nm.
Io to left of image.
Jupiter: 2006
11.6.06 21:42 UT (left) 22:07 UT (right) with GRS just beginning to rotate into view
Lu075M CCD camera on 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25
Great Red Spot and 'Red Spot Junior'
12.5.06 00:06 UTC30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25, Lu075M CCD, Baader UV/IR blocker filter, Trutek R,G,B
filters. R = 2108 stack (00:05 UT); G = 2119 stack (00:06 UT); B = 2063 stack (00:07 UT).
Rare good seeing at low altitude of 22.7 degrees: notice Europa
to the right of Jupiter
26.4.06 00:31 UTC
30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25, Lu075M CCD, Baader UV/IR blocker filter, Trutek R,G,B filters.
Jupiter was near the star alpha Librae (Zubenelgenubi) and had an angular diameter of 44".5.
Jupiter: 2005
11.5.05Stack of 800 images through TTL Red filter, taken using
an ATK-1HS CCD through my 30cm Meade LX200 SCT and
x2.5 power mate. Moderate seeing conditions.
Colourful Jupiter 2.4.05
Red 22:51 UTC, Green 22:52 UTC, Blue 22:53 UTC each a stack
of about 500 .avi video frames with an ATK-1HS CCD. 30cm Meade
LX200 SCT with x2.5 power mate: seeing good but transparency
mediocre and variable.
2.4.05 23:12 UT 
3.4.05 01:48 UTStacks of about 500 .avi video files through TTL Red filter, taken using ATK-1HS CCD through
30cm Meade LX200 SCT and x2.5 power mate.
Jupiter: 2004
25.4.04 
14.4.041184 Philips ToUcam Pro web cam images through my
30cm Meade LX200 SCT and x2.5 power mate.
Jupiter: 2003
31.3.03Jupiter meets M44 'The Beehive' open star cluster in Cancer.
12 minute exposure with Elitechrome 200 film using Olympus OM2N SLR and 135mm lens.
HX516 CCD images of Jupiter
30cm Meade LX200 SCT
19.3.03 
18.3.03
21.2.03 
5.1.03 Jupiter: 2002 and earlier
16.2.02 18:41 UTAbove: Reprocessing this image revealed surface details on Jupiter's moon
Ganymede! Thank-you to Dave Eagle who has identified the feature as
Barnard Regio.
Stack of 24 x 0.2s Luminance images, 1 x 0.4s for each of Red, Green and Blue. HX516 CCD on my
30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F23.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hits Jupiter in July 1994
The ever drifting Great Red Spot ...
Date
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System II longitude
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2.8.10
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152.5 +/- 2
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3.6.10
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150.5 +/- 1
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30.6.09
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135 +/- 1
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22.7.08
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128 +/- 1
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9.6.06
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113.8 +/- 0.6
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2.6.06
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111.5 +/- 2
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11.5.06
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110 +/- 3
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20.3.05
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102 +/- 1
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26.3.04
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89 +/- 2
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14.2.03
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85 +/- 1
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28.3.02
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83 +/- 1
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25.10.01
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75 +/- 1
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6.1.01
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67 +/- 2
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31.7.99
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60 +/- 1
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30.12.75
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51.0
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30.10.75
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50.6
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