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Jupiter & Europa Time Lapse - October 3, 2023

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

Jupiter & Europa Time Lapse - October 3, 2023

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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Description

Time lapse video of Europa transiting Jupiter on October 3, 2023 from Lenoir, NC. The video shows one hour of images in 3 seconds. Europa is orbiting Jupiter just below the Great Red Spot.

Seeing conditions were above average for my location in Lenoir, NC. The sky became less steady about 30-45 minutes into the imaging session.

Each image in the time lapse video was created from the top 25% frames of a one-minute video taken every two minutes for one hour. FireCapture software was used to captured the videos, AutoStakkert! 3 software was used to stack the images. RegiStax 6 software was used to balance and sharpen the images.

Date: 10/3/2023
Location: Lenoir, NC
Target: Jupiter
Temp: 59 F
Sky Conditions: Clear
Wind: N 1 mph
Humidity: 95%
Dew Point: 57 F
Astrospheric Cloud Cover: 0%
Astrospheric Transparency: Average
Astrospheric Seeing: Above Average

Telescope: Celestron NexStar 6SE
Mount: ZWO AM5
Barlow: Tele Vue 3x Barlow
Camera: ZWO ASI224MC
Celestron Focuser Setting: 25254
Capture Software: FireCapture

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Jupiter & Europa Time Lapse - October 3, 2023, Don Alm

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