Jupiter 2019-05-27 04:56 UTC

Description

I wasn't expecting to image within the next week. However, I found Jupiter shining through a very thin cloud layer, so I hastily set up the C8 in a race against the clouds that were predicted to arrive at any moment. This was the first light of my new ZWO RGB filters, which I find to be much better than the Orion filters I was previously using with the this telescope.

Notes:

Io and its shadow is transiting the North Equatorial Belt.
White Oval Z is directly north of the Great Red Spot.
The Equatorial Zone is still orange. The southern edge appears to be finally losing its white color.
The South Equatorial Belt appears to be split by a white zone. The southern edge of the belt appears more gray than brown.
The Great Red Spot has a large flake on its western edge.
Another cloud flaked off the GRS a few days earlier is to the east of the storm.

Equipment

ZWO ASI174MM

Celestron X-Cel 3x

Celestron EdgeHD 8

Logs

FireCapture v2.6  Settings
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Observer=Ethan Chappel
Camera=ZWO ASI174MM
Filter=B
Profile=Jupiter
Diameter=45.56"
Magnitude=-2.58
CMI=71.3° CMII=343.7° CMIII=310.1°  (during mid of capture)
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Resolution=0.15"
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FPS=100 (off)
HighSpeed=off
USBTraffic=80 (off)
Gamma=50 (off)
AutoGain=off
AutoExposure=off
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
AutoHisto=75 (off)
Brightness=1 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
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Noise(avg.deviation)=2.01
AutoAlign=false
PreFilter=none
Limit=120 Seconds
Sensor temperature=36.1°C
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
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SoftwareGain=10 (off)
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Brightness=1 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
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Noise(avg.deviation)=2.69
AutoAlign=false
PreFilter=none
Limit=120 Seconds
Sensor temperature=36.2°C
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
------------------------------------
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HighSpeed=off
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Gamma=50 (off)
AutoGain=off
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SoftwareGain=10 (off)
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Histogramm(min)=0
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Noise(avg.deviation)=1.98
AutoAlign=false
PreFilter=none
Limit=120 Seconds
Sensor temperature=33.6°C
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
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AutoAlign=false
PreFilter=none
Limit=120 Seconds
Sensor temperature=33.6°C

Measurements

Name	Longitude 1	Longitude 2	Longitude 3	Latitude	Measurer
GRS P. End	31.1°	303.6°	270°	-21.9°	EGC
GRS N. Edge	38.1°	310.5°	277°	-17.6°	EGC
GRS S. Edge	37.5°	310°	276.4°	-26.5°	EGC
GRS F. End	43.9°	316.3°	282.8°	-22.6°	EGC
GRS Center	38.1°	310.5°	277°	-22.2°	EGC