Michael A. Stecker
mastecker@gmail.com

 

 
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Color Corrected version of Jupiter on August 30, 2022
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I used Photoshop Elements "AutoColor Correction"

Jupiter photographed from my backyard in Los Angeles, CA at about 1:30 AM on 8-30-2022.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is at the lower right (5-o'clock position) and the transit (black shadow) of moon Io above.
One of the Galilean moons is seen at the upper left corner of the photo.
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Photographic Data
 Telescope:
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25-inch f/10 SCT with 2x Barlow to focal length 4,700 mm
Camera:
ZWO ASI533MC-Pro one-shot color camera cooled to 14-degrees F.  Video frame rate about 20/sec, 2X Barlow and ZWO IR-cut filter
Video Exposure:
One minute video at 1920X1080 resolution, Gain set to100.
Post Processing:
Stacked & sharpened from video frames (rate 20 fps) with Asiair Plus
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021
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Cropped photo
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Photo rotated 45-degrees counter clockwise so the cloud bars are horizontal
 
 
 
Jupiter on September 2, 2022
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 Jupiter photographed from my backyard in Los Angeles, CA at about 2:00 AM on 9-2-2022.
The seeing was poor. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is not seen at this time.
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Photographic Data
 Telescope:
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25-inch f/10 SCT with 2x Barlow to focal length 4,700 mm
Camera:
ZWO ASI662MC non-cooled one-shot color planetary camera, Video frame rate about 100/sec, 2X Barlow, ZWO IR-cut filter.
Video Exposure:
About 30 seconds at below maximum video resolution (1920X1280), Gain set to 110.
Post Processing:
Stacked & sharpened from video frames with Asiair Plus
Post-processsing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021
 
 
 
Jupiter on September 8, 2022
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Jupiter photographed from my backyard in Los Angeles, CA at about 3:00 AM on September 8, 2022.
The seeing was poor to moderate.  Jupiter's Great Red Spot is seen at the lower right.
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Photographic Data
 Telescope:
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25-inch f/10 SCT (no Barlow) at focal length 2,350 mm
Camera:
ZWO ASI662MC non-cooled one-shot color planetary camera, Video frame rate about 100/sec,  No Barlow, ZWO IR-cut filter.
Video Exposure:
About 30 seconds at below maximum video resolution (1920X1280), Gain set to 110.
Post Processing:
Stacked & sharpened from video frames with Asiair Plus
Post-processing Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021