Jupiter UTC
CM1: 248.90°
CM2: 184.00°
CM3: 74.30°
CLat: -3.40°
Soon after an exhausting two weeks of astrophotography in July, I went to the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia to do some radio astronomy projects in ERIRA. I highly recommend looking at the program if you're a university student and have even a slight interest in astronomy and research. While I was there I calculated the mass of Jupiter using three of my images and landed less than one percent above the accepted value! Three days after returning from WV, I resumed imaging from home under average seeing and good transparency. I used my Tele Vue 2.5x Powermate for this and the next few nights.
Notes:
- The North Temperate Belt has almost disappeared.
- A brown barge on the North Equatorial Belt is near the central meridian.
- The Equatorial Zone is tinted orange.
ZWO ASI224MC
Tele Vue 2.5x Powermate
Celestron EdgeHD 8
FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Location=Cibolo, TX, USA Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD Camera=ZWO ASI224MC Filter=RGB Profile=Jupiter Diameter=36.44" Magnitude=-2.03 CMI=252.9° CMII=187.9° CMIII=78.3° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=3550mm (F/9) Resolution=0.22" Filename=2018-08-14-0346_4-EC-RGB-Jup.ser Date=2018_08_14 Start=034528.942 Mid=034628.956 End=034728.970 Start(UT)=034528.942 Mid(UT)=034628.956 End(UT)=034728.970 Duration=120.028s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HHmmss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=4000 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=yes DebayerAlgorithm=NearestNeighbor BayerPattern=RG ROI=364x328 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=33 Shutter=30.00ms Gain=330 (55%) HardwareBin=off HighSpeed=off AutoGain=off WRed=55 (off) AutoHisto=75 (off) WBlue=95 (off) FPS=100 (off) Gamma=50 (off) USBTraffic=100 (off) AutoExposure=off Brightness=1 (off) SoftwareGain=10 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=0 Histogramm=0% Noise(avg.deviation)=n/a Limit=120 Seconds Sensor temperature=33.0°C FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Location=Cibolo, TX, USA Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD Camera=ZWO ASI224MC Filter=RGB Profile=Jupiter Diameter=36.44" Magnitude=-2.03 CMI=251.6° CMII=186.7° CMIII=77.0° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=3950mm (F/11) Resolution=0.20" Filename=2018-08-14-0344_4-EC-RGB-Jup.ser Date=2018_08_14 Start=034325.592 Mid=034425.600 End=034525.609 Start(UT)=034325.592 Mid(UT)=034425.600 End(UT)=034525.609 Duration=120.017s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HHmmss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=3999 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=yes DebayerAlgorithm=NearestNeighbor BayerPattern=RG ROI=364x328 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=33 Shutter=30.00ms Gain=330 (55%) HardwareBin=off HighSpeed=off AutoGain=off WRed=55 (off) AutoHisto=75 (off) WBlue=95 (off) FPS=100 (off) Gamma=50 (off) USBTraffic=100 (off) AutoExposure=off Brightness=1 (off) SoftwareGain=10 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=128 Histogramm=50% Noise(avg.deviation)=0.48 Limit=120 Seconds Sensor temperature=33.0°C FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Location=Cibolo, TX, USA Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD Camera=ZWO ASI224MC Filter=RGB Profile=Jupiter Diameter=36.44" Magnitude=-2.03 CMI=249.9° CMII=185.0° CMIII=75.3° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=3950mm (F/11) Resolution=0.19" Filename=2018-08-14-0341_6-EC-RGB-Jup.ser Date=2018_08_14 Start=034038.611 Mid=034138.623 End=034238.635 Start(UT)=034038.611 Mid(UT)=034138.623 End(UT)=034238.635 Duration=120.024s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HHmmss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=3999 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=yes DebayerAlgorithm=NearestNeighbor BayerPattern=RG ROI=364x328 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=33 Shutter=30.00ms Gain=330 (55%) HardwareBin=off HighSpeed=off AutoGain=off WRed=55 (off) AutoHisto=75 (off) WBlue=95 (off) FPS=100 (off) Gamma=50 (off) USBTraffic=100 (off) AutoExposure=off Brightness=1 (off) SoftwareGain=10 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=0 Histogramm=0% Noise(avg.deviation)=n/a Limit=120 Seconds Sensor temperature=33.0°C FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Location=Cibolo, TX, USA Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD Camera=ZWO ASI224MC Filter=RGB Profile=Jupiter Diameter=36.44" Magnitude=-2.03 CMI=248.6° CMII=183.6° CMIII=74.0° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=4000mm (F/11) Resolution=0.19" Filename=2018-08-14-0339_4-EC-RGB-Jup.ser Date=2018_08_14 Start=033824.854 Mid=033924.866 End=034024.878 Start(UT)=033824.854 Mid(UT)=033924.866 End(UT)=034024.878 Duration=120.024s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HHmmss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=4000 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=yes DebayerAlgorithm=NearestNeighbor BayerPattern=RG ROI=364x328 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=33 Shutter=30.00ms Gain=370 (61%) HardwareBin=off HighSpeed=off AutoGain=off WRed=55 (off) AutoHisto=75 (off) WBlue=95 (off) FPS=100 (off) Gamma=50 (off) USBTraffic=100 (off) AutoExposure=off Brightness=1 (off) SoftwareGain=10 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=0 Histogramm=0% Noise(avg.deviation)=n/a Limit=120 Seconds Sensor temperature=33.0°C FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Location=Cibolo, TX, USA Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD Camera=ZWO ASI224MC Filter=RGB Profile=Jupiter Diameter=36.44" Magnitude=-2.03 CMI=247.2° CMII=182.3° CMIII=72.7° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=3900mm (F/10) Resolution=0.20" Filename=2018-08-14-0337_1-EC-RGB-Jup.ser Date=2018_08_14 Start=033611.728 Mid=033711.733 End=033811.739 Start(UT)=033611.728 Mid(UT)=033711.733 End(UT)=033811.739 Duration=120.011s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HHmmss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=3999 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=yes DebayerAlgorithm=NearestNeighbor BayerPattern=RG ROI=364x328 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=33 Shutter=30.00ms Gain=370 (61%) HardwareBin=off HighSpeed=off AutoGain=off WRed=55 (off) AutoHisto=75 (off) WBlue=95 (off) FPS=100 (off) Gamma=50 (off) USBTraffic=100 (off) AutoExposure=off Brightness=1 (off) SoftwareGain=10 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=80 Histogramm=31% Noise(avg.deviation)=0.68 Limit=120 Seconds Sensor temperature=32.7°C