Theoretical vs Achieved Resolution with SCTs 5 inch SCT
Category: Jupiter
Resolution and Pixel Spacing
The theoretical resolution of a 5 inch telescope is between 0.93 and 1.10 arcseconds (Dawes and Rayleigh limit). So what
Uranus and a few planets 12 June,2020
Crappy seeing but it sort of cleared up at the end. It could have been the smoke from the fire
Jupiter Map June 20, 2020
Using 3 hours of data to make a map of the Jovian “surface” Also tried to use WinJuPos to derotate
Jupiter Moon Animation June 20, 2020
Animation of Jupiter with Io and Europa moving behind the planet. From 8:40 UT to 11:36 UT (1:40 am to
WinJuPos Side by Side Comparison
Attempt to see if WinJuPos does anything It’s not easy to tell if WinJuPos de-rotation help in a detectable way.
Planet Imaging With A Barlow
The attempt was to fine tune the pixel size for the ZWO ASI120MC. The pre-calculated values are shown in this
Stacking and Processing Color Channels Separately
Take a known good file and see if it is better when stacked separately. Using SER file 2020-05-09-1104_6-L-Jup.ser and downloaded
Jupiter-Europa Eclipse
Video of Europa eclipse on Jupiter