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Tag: Jupiter

Satellites of Jupiter

Europa, Io, Ganymede & Callisto

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Jupiter, moons, nature, photography, science, Solar System, space, Stars, Universe, world

2021 Review: Post 1 of 3

Moon & Planets A reprise of my best Solar System images taken during the year. What! No Comet Leonard? Well … More

2021, amateur astronomy, Annual Review, Astronomy, Best, cosmos, creation, deep sky, eclipse, Featured, image, Io, Jupiter, Moon, nature, Neptune, photography, Saturn, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Uranus, Venus, world

A Shadow on Jupiter

Io Casts a Shadow

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Callisto, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Europa, Featured, Ganymede, image, Io, Jupiter, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, Stars, transit, Universe, world

Approaching Conjunction -2

Planetary conjunction, wide Field View

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canon 60D, Conjunction, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Jupiter, nature, photography, Planets, Saturn, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe

Approaching Conjunction

Get ready for a close encounter!

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canon 60D, Conjunction, cosmos, creation, Featured, image, Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, nature, photography, Saturn, science, space, Universe

Jupiter

First image of Jupiter with the ZWO 290 camera. Moons: Ganymede (left); Io (right). Object Details: Jupiter. Apparent diameter: 44.3 … More

Ganymede, Great Red Spot, Io, Jupiter

Dark Sky Observing Thwarted

Above: The Large Magellanic Cloud. Canon 60D on Star Adventurer mount, 24mm lens, 3 minutes, f4.5, ISO 1600, cropped. Following our visit … More

Alpha Centauri, antares, Canis Major, Central West Astronomical Society, Clouds, cookamidgera, Crescent, CWAS, Dorado, Galaxy, Jupiter, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, Milky Way, Moon, nsw, Observatory, Orion, parkes, PGC 17223, Rigil Kentaurus, Satellite, Spiral galaxy, Sunset

Meridian Star Trails

Field of view approximately 98º x 75º. Exposed at f/4.5, ISO 640. Total duration of trails: 50.5 minutes, consisting of 98 … More

canon, Celestial Equator, Jupiter, meridian, North Celestial Pole, South Celestial Pole, spica, Star Trails, Stars, StarStax, tamron, zenith

Jupiter

2017-04-23: Jupiter and its third largest moon, Io. Taken at The Oaks, NSW. Image stacked from around 9150 video frames, … More

Belts, Great Red Spot, Io, Jupiter, Solar System

Near The Horizon

Last night I joined my Macarthur Astronomical Society friends at Campbelltown Rotary Observatory for another of our public astronomy nights. … More

Campbelltown Rotary Observatory, Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, Solar System, Venus

Three Planets

Jupiter, Saturn and Mars  are riding high in the Northern sky at the moment. All images © R.Powell  

Jupiter, Mars, Planets, Saturn, Solar System

Jupiter

2016-03-05 Jupiter (above) processed from video via Registax All images © R.Powell  

Jupiter, planet, Registax, Solar System

Jupiter and Mars

I was hoping to see comets during this observing session but while the sky looked clear, we had high haze, making narrow … More

Clouds, Haze, Jupiter, Leo, Mars, Scorpius, Solar System

2012 – Planets

Click on an image for slide show of my planetary images taken in 2012: All images © R.Powell  

Callisto, Clouds, Crescent, Earthshine, Europa, Ganymede, Io, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Rings, Solar System, Sunset, Venus

2011 – Solar System

This year I imaged the Sun and the planets Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus: All images © R.Powell  

Astro-image, Astro-photography, Belts, Jupiter, planet, Ring, Saturn, Sol, solar, Solar System, Star, Sun, Sunset, Uranus

2010 – Solar System

My best Solar System images taken in 2010 ….and some interesting planetary conjunctions:   All images © R.Powell  

Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, planet, Saturn, solar, Solar System, Sun, Uranus, Venus

2009 – Solar System

These were my first tentative steps into the Solar System with my astrophotography. I was using a Canon 300D back … More

Comet, Jupiter, planet, Saturn, Solar System, Sun

Moon, Ring Nebula, Albireo, Jewel Box, Venus, Jupiter

All images © R.Powell

Jewel Box, Jupiter, Lunar, M57, Moon, Solar System, Venus

Dual Tailed Comet

Comet C/2014 Q1 (Panstarrs) was just a little higher in the sky tonight but it was still lower and dimmer … More

Comet, Comet C/2014 Q1 (Panstarrs), Conjunction, Jupiter, Moon, Venus

Finding Comet C/2014 Q1 (Panstarrs)

I like to look for bright comets with my DSLR mounted on a tripod. It’s a simple approach and it’s … More

Comet, Comet C/2014 Q1 (Panstarrs), Jupiter, Moon, Venus

Venus and Jupiter Video Clip

2015-07-01 Venus & Jupiter with Moons In Telescope As well as photographing the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, I also … More

Callisto, Conjunction, Ganymede, Io, Jupiter, Venus, Video

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter – 1

2015-06-27 Venus Jupiter Sunset – Wide Angle Jupiter and Venus are edging towards a very close conjunction on 1st July. … More

Conjunction, Jupiter, Solar System, Sunset, Venus

Conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter

2015-06-20 Moon Venus Jupiter 18mm.      (c) R.Powell On 20th June 2015 the crescent Moon passed close to Venus … More

Conjunction, Jupiter, Moon, Solar System, Sunset, Venus

Jupiter

Above: Jupiter: Meade LX-90, Canon 60D, 4xBarlow Jupiter is high in the evening sky at the moment and I took … More

Barlow, Jupiter, LX-90, planet, Solar System

A Comet, A Planet & A Nebula

It was a short night observing with the Society at Stargard on 17th January, due to the late sunset. Most … More

Comet, Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), Galilean Moons, Jupiter, M42, Night Sky

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