Contains:  Solar system body or event
Jupiter 24 Apr 2019 UTC - Alt Az Animation, Seb Lukas

Jupiter 24 Apr 2019 UTC - Alt Az Animation

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Jupiter photographing session on Anzac Day morning, 25 Apr 2019 AEST.

Had the longest imaging run for this year with 450+ GB recorded video - over 100 clips targeting Jupiter, Saturn and a waning gibbous Moon. Seeing improved as the night went on, peaking around 5 am local time. Some of the latter stacks show clarity I have not yet experienced with my setup, pointing at exceptional conditions early that morning.

Animation combines single 700 frame stacks 80 seconds each - it demonstrates highly variable nature of planetary imaging. Due to alt az fork mount / imaging train I am prevented from capturing planets over 74 degrees in altitude so there's a break here around meridian crossing.

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