Contains:  Solar system body or event
Jupiter on June 23, 2022, Ethan Chappel

Jupiter on June 23, 2022

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Jupiter on June 23, 2022, Ethan Chappel

Jupiter on June 23, 2022

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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First time taking the EdgeHD 14 outside since September 2021. The Astro-Physics mounts we've been using for deep sky imaging must have spoiled me because managing such a large and heavy setup on the CGEM DX seemed harder than I remember. This is what led my to buy an iOptron CEM70 a few months later.

The Equatorial Zone is losing the orange color it has had to varying degrees since 2018. Infrared images show that more heat escapes when the zone is darker, indicating the typical white ammonia cloud layer that is higher and colder is gone. The loss of color indicates the ammonia cloud layer is returning.

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