Astro Photography

[gbb]

Can't sleep so just remembered reading Jupiter is visible...got my birdwatching scope out and could not only see Jupiter but 4 of its moons as well.
Jupiter as a distinct circle but no colour of course through a smallish scope and the moons as mere but distinct dots.
Again, I'm 62 and never saw such things with my own eyes before, amazing.

 

[icowden]

Jupiter is awesome when it's clear.

 

[gbb]

Jupiter is awesome when it's clear.

Jupiter looks as bright as I've seen it yet. Low in the south I can see what i think will be Saturn just to the left. A bit obscured by trees where i am, I'm going to get my scope out soon and have a better look....if the cloud doesnt get in the way.
I feel like a 10 year old, all these years and i had no idea you could see them like this, it's amazing.

 

[gbb]

Jupiter looks as bright as I've seen it yet. Low in the south I can see what i think will be Saturn just to the left. A bit obscured by trees where i am, I'm going to get my scope out soon and have a better look....if the cloud doesnt get in the way.
I feel like a 10 year old, all these years and i had no idea you could see them like this, it's amazing.

Again, tonight, I wished I had a reasonable telescope and tripod...Jupiter and her moons are very obvious in the SW through a good birding scope held by hand...plus , very poorly but slightly higher to the south I can see what I think are Saturns rings...i can pick out what seems to be a flattened out planet. I assume that's the rings giving it that appearance. This is very small of course.

 

[icowden]

Well... Christmas is coming... maybe ask Father Christmas!! (worked for me...)

 

[MrGrumpy]

A bit of a thread bump but how are you capturing the images ?