Jupiter during 2012-2013

All images have been taken with an Orion Optics Newtonian 250mm @f/6.3 telescope (lamda/8 optics) mounted on an EQ6 SYNSCAN German Equatorial mount. 
A Unibrain Fire-i 785b (Monochrome) camera was used along with ATIK motorized filter wheel.
A FL3-FW-03S1M-C (Monochrome) camera was used along with SupaSlim Filter Wheel.
A Televue 3x barlow was used to increase the effective focal length and consequent magnification. 
Image acquisition with Torsten Edelmann's Firecapture software or Fire-i Software. 

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March 20, 2013

Jupiter with little vissible a GRS and NNTZ LRS. Condition with average seeing and transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera FLEA 3, filters RGB, barlow 3X.
For De-rotation I use WinJUPOS.


Jupiter
(CM I: 31)
De-rotation 9 min

March 05, 2013

Jupiter with GRS and satellite Europa, condition with average seeing and good transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera FLEA 3, filters RGB, barlow 3X.
For De-rotation I use WinJUPOS.


Jupiter
(CM I: 185)


Jupiter
(CM I: 188)


Jupiter
(CM I: 187)
De-rotation 6 min

February 17, 2013

Condition with average seeing and transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera FLEA 3, filters RGB and Methane Band, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 205)

February 10, 2013

Condition with average seeing and fantastic transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera FLEA 3, filters RGB and Methane Band, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 173)


Jupiter at Methane Band
(CM I: 158)

February 05, 2013

Condition with average seeing and fantastic transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera FLEA 3, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 172)


Jupiter
(CM I: 86)

January 23, 2013

Jupiter with GRS, I see changes in the GRS and Oval BA go away. Condition with bad seeing and average transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera FLEA 3, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 256)


Jupiter
(CM I: 264)


Jupiter GRS possible changes


Jupiter GRS with Oval BA

January 22, 2013

Condition with bad seeing and transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera FLEA 3, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 108)


Jupiter
(CM I: 82)

January 13, 2013

Jupiter and GRS with Oval BA. Condition medium seeing and not so good transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 164)


Jupiter
(CM I: 164)


Jupiter
(CM I: 136)

December 25, 2012

Jupiter and GRS, I see in the border of Equatorial Zone (EZ) with the North Equatorial Belt (NEB) the spots is more red now. Condition medium seeing and transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.
For De-rotation I use WinJUPOS.


Jupiter
(CM I: 90)


Jupiter
(CM I: 90)


Jupiter
(CM I: 29)


Jupiter
(CM I: 85)
De-rotation 20 min

December 14, 2012

Condition medium seeing and transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters L-RGB, barlow 3X.
For De-rotation I use Firecapture 2.2beta & WinJUPOS


Jupiter
(CM I: 210)

November 26, 2012

Jupiter with LRS in NNTZ. Condition medium seeing and fantastic transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters L-RGB, barlow 3X.
For De-rotation I use Firecapture 2.2beta & WinJUPOS


Jupiter
(CM I: 280)
De-rotation 20 min


Jupiter
(CM I: 270)
De-rotation 7 min

October 26, 2012

Jupiter with GRS and BA pass. Condition with good seeing with and fantastic transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.
For De-rotation I use Firecapture 2.2beta & WinJUPOS


Jupiter & GRS
(CM I: 282)
De-rotation 20 min


Jupiter & GRS
(CM I: 299)
De-rotation only Firecapture


Jupiter & GRS
(CM I: 323)
De-rotation only Firecapture

October 20, 2012

Jupiter. Condition average seeing with fantastic transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.
For De-rotation I use Firecapture 2.2beta & WinJUPOS


Jupiter
(CM I: 118)
De-rotation 18 min


Jupiter
(CM I: 123)

October 07, 2012

Jupiter with LRS in NNTZ. Condition average seeing with fantastic transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 272)


Jupiter
(CM I: 268)

October 06, 2012

Jupiter and GRS with BA pass. Condition average seeing with fantastic transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 98)


Jupiter
(CM I: 68)

September 29, 2012

Jupiter and GRS with BA pass. Condition with bad seeing and average transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 68)

September 27, 2012

Jupiter - Condition with good seeing and bad transparency
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 145)

September 26, 2012

Jupiter with little visible a GRS with BA pass. Condition with average seeing
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 360)

September 25, 2012

Jupiter with LRS in NNTZ. Condition with average seeing
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 177)

September 24, 2012

Jupiter with GRS and Oval BA pass and the Dark Oval following the Oval BA. Condition with average seeing
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 34)

September 23, 2012

Jupiter with Io shadow. Condition with average seeing
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 227)


Jupiter
(CM I: 236)


Jupiter
(CM I: 229)


Jupiter
(CM I: 227)


Jupiter
(CM I: 227)

September 12, 2012

The flash location has been refined to Long= 345 deg, Lat = +2 deg in system I. Condition with poor seeing,
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 300)

August 26, 2012

At the EZn continues have a loop festoon and projections, SEB has a bright spot. Condition with poor seeing,
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 108)

August 23, 2012

The NEB continues to be very big and the EZ has take a orange coloring. Condition with poor seeing,
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 353)


Jupiter
(CM I: 344)

August 21, 2012

Condition with poor seeing,
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 63)

August 18, 2012

Condition with poor seeing,
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 298)

August 16, 2012

Condition with poor seeing,
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filters RGB, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 337)

August 07, 2012

Condition with poor seeing,
Telescope Newtonian 10 inch @f/6.3, camera Unibrain fire-i 785, filter Red, barlow 3X.


Jupiter
(CM I: 13 - 22)

July 15, 2012 Occultation of Zeus by the Moon

Condition good with poor seeing
Telescope TSA 102N, camera DMK 21AF04, filter Red, barlow 3X.


Occultation of Zeus by the Moon
Part I


Occultation of Zeus by the Moon
Part II

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