Here are a few pictures of the Moon and Jupiter that I captured on Friday night/Saturday morning under some great seeing conditions – in fact the best seeing conditions I’ve seen all year. All of the images were taken with an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, an Imaging Source DMK21AU618.AS CCD camera and a 2x Barlow lens. To create the colour Jupiter image I also used a set of Astronomik RGB filters and a 3x Barlow lens (I used the 3x Barlow for the Atlas/Hercules shot too).
Jupiter and the Great Red Spot. Credit: Will Gater
The rille network within crater/walled plain Posidonius. Credit: Will Gater
The walled plain Janssen and the crater Fabricius (top). Credit: Will Gater
Long shadows on the floor of the walled plain Cleomedes. Credit: Will Gater
Crater Messier (left) and Dorsa Geikie (centre). Credit: Will Gater
Crater Gutenberg (upper left). Credit: Will Gater
Vallis Rheita and crater Rheita. Credit: Will Gater
Crater Copernicus lit from above. Credit: Will Gater
Craters Atlas (right) & Hercules (left). Credit: Will Gater
Sinus Concordiae & Rima Cauchy. Credit: Will Gater
I like the photo of Jupiter. Best seeing conditions all year? You must live in the PNW!