Jupiter
  • Details
    Date Taken: 08/26/2011
    Location: Pembroke Pines, FL
    Telescope: Orion SkyQuest XT8i IntelliScope Dobsonian Telescope (Item # 10018)
    Mount: Equatorial platform (Cylindrical Bearing Platform, build it yourself kit from TL Systems)
    Camera: Orion StarShoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV (Item # 52175
    Processing: Processed .AVI stream images with Registax 5
    Exposure: 15fps at 1024 X 768  480x magnification. 30 seconds of capture with SSSSCIC-IV.
    Other Equipment Used: Orion Shorty 1.25" 2x Barlow lens (Item # 08711)
    Notes:

    Jupiter at 480x magnification, taken just before Sunrise.The Great Red Spot visible near the center just below the equator