Contains:  Solar system body or event
I can't believe I imaged surface detail on Jupiter's moons!, Arnie

I can't believe I imaged surface detail on Jupiter's moons!

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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I can't believe that living between two mountain ranges, far from the ocean, under the jet stream of all places, and just before a storm front moved in that I accomplished this! Here is an image of Jupiter from last night. Jupiter itself is rather non-descript, but Ganymede (just below Jupiter) and Io (right of Jupiter) were included in the frame as well. You can actually see surface details on both moons! I am blown away.

Jupiter, Ganymede and Io
2023-10-20, 2:30 AM
Corvallis, Oregon
Celestron C14 EdgeHD, 3910mm focal length, f/11
ZWO ASI178MM video camera, 180 second video at 48 fps, one each for red, green and blue
Best 10% of frames selected and stacked in AutoStakkert, aligned in WinJuPos, final color and contrast adjustments in Photoshop CS6

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I can't believe I imaged surface detail on Jupiter's moons!, Arnie