The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

Jupiter

By marzulloj at Sat, 08/21/2010 - 8:47am

Jupiter at 1:00 am this morning. Now that the southern equatorial belt is missing, the red spot really stands out.

Imaged through 5" refractor @ f-14 rgb filters.

Jupiter

Yes indeed. This is a

Submitted by JohnMiksits
on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 9:31pm

Yes indeed. This is a fantastic shot.

5" refractor ?

Submitted by kuky
on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 11:53am

5" ?
Wow!
super
What Nx Barlow did u use?
What was the 'final' focal length?

Tak TOA-130(f7.7 1,000mm

Submitted by marzulloj
on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 12:41pm

Tak TOA-130(f7.7 1,000mm fl)+Meade2X barlow for a total fl of 2,000mm.
Starlight Xpress sxvh916 300 exposure each in Red, Green and Blue filters combined in maxim.