Jupiter and one of its moons

Tendy · 14th of December 2008 (Sun)

Captured this a while ago using the Panasonic on full zoom. No detail on the planet of course but I was informed on an astro site that I did capture one of its satelites!

Adrena1in · 15th of December 2008 (Mon)

Nice one. What's the other tiny blob, right next to Jupiter, inbetween Jupiter and the moon you've highlighted? Bit of noise, or another of the moons I wonder?

I remember when I was a kid, observing Jupiter night after night with my binos, and drawing diagrams of where the moons were each night. I was fascinated at being able to actually see such relatively small objects so far away.

Four of the moons are actually pretty easy, and even appear sometimes on fairly wide-angle shots of Jupiter when exposed for a few seconds.

Tendy · 15th of December 2008 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by Adrena1in

Nice one. What's the other tiny blob, right next to Jupiter, inbetween Jupiter and the moon you've highlighted? Bit of noise, or another of the moons I wonder?

I remember when I was a kid, observing Jupiter night after night with my binos, and drawing diagrams of where the moons were each night. I was fascinated at being able to actually see such relatively small objects so far away.

Four of the moons are actually pretty easy, and even appear sometimes on fairly wide-angle shots of Jupiter when exposed for a few seconds.

Probably a bit of noise or diffraction. I doubt the camera lens would be wide enough to resolve anything that close to the planet as distinct.

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Adrena1in Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,703 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Jupiter and one of its moons Nice one. What's the other tiny blob, right next to Jupiter, inbetween Jupiter and the moon you've highlighted? Bit of noise, or another of the moons I wonder? I remember when I was a kid, observing Jupiter night after night with my binos, and drawing diagrams of where the moons were each night. I was fascinated at being able to actually see such relatively small objects so far away. Four of the moons are actually pretty easy, and even appear sometimes on fairly wide-angle shots of Jupiter when exposed for a few seconds. __________________ Canon EOS 450D, Sigma 18-200mm, Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro, 2x TC, Revelation 12" f/5 Dobsonian, Mintron PD2285-EX webcam.

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