Jupiter 2012

Unless otherwise noted, all images from San Diego City Limits

Jupiter and Europa 12/20/2012
With Shadow Transit
Jupiter 2012 - Patric Knoll
Jupiter at 20:08 PST

Reasonable Seeing conditions
1180 video frames - IC Capture and Registax 5
DFK21AU618.AS - 10 inch LX200 Classic at f/25 with OPT 2x Barlow
RA on telescope started jumping - Image quality poor

Jupiter 12/11/2012
Jupiter 2012 - Patric Knoll
Jupiter at 20:02 PST

Poor Seeing conditions
1560 video frames - IC Capture and Registax 5
DFK21AU618.AS - 10 inch LX200 Classic at f/25 with OPT 2x Barlow
Jupiter 2012 - Patric Knoll
Sky conditions steadily degraded then fogged out

Jupiter and Io 11/21/2012
Jupiter 2012 - Patric Knoll
Jupiter and Io at 22:53 PST
Great Red Spot (GRS) and Red Spot Jr. (Oval BA) are pretty well defined

Excellent Seeing conditions
2680 video frames - IC Capture and Registax 6
DFK21AU618.AS - 10 inch LX200 Classic at f/25 with OPT 2x Barlow

Jupiter 2012 - Patric Knoll

Sky conditions steadily improved with the best at 22:53 PST

Jupiter 11/20/2012
Jupiter 2012 - Patric Knoll
Reasonable Seeing conditions
1016 video frames - IC Capture and Registax 5 - First image New season
DFK21AU618.AS - 10 inch LX200 Classic at f/25 with OPT 2x Barlow

Jupiter 01/06/2012
Jupiter 2012 - Patric Knoll
Reasonable Seeing conditions
2365 video frames - IC Capture and Registax 6
DFK21AU618.AS - 10 inch LX200 Classic at f/40 with 4x Powermate
Jupiter now over roof - last image for season

Jupiter and Ganymede 01/03/2012
Jupiter 2012 - Patric Knoll
Reasonable Seeing conditions
1613 video frames - IC Capture and Registax 5 - First Image for 2012
DFK21AU618.AS - 10 inch LX200 Classic at f/40 with 4x Powermate