Jupiter
Animation of Jupiter's rotation imaged in October 2022 with Mewlon 250S and camera Zwo ASI462MC
The Mewlon 250S is a Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain Reflector with 3 meters focal length. For Jupiter imaging, I add a Televue 3x Barlow to push the optical focal length to 9 meters.
Image taken on 17 October 2022 at 22:04:53 LT Singapore
Image taken on 18 October 2022 at 01:02:04 LT Singapore
Image taken on 18 October 2022 at 22:32:15 LT Singapore
Image taken on 21 October 2022 at 21:46:11 LT Singapore
Zones, belts and vortices on Jupiter rotate at different speeds and in opposite directions for some. GIF of two images taken 20 hours apart, at 1am and 9pm on 18 October 2022.
Jupiter 2021
Imaged in September 2021 with Mewlon 250S and camera Zwo ASI462MC (new camera)
Rotation of Jupiter and Callisto over 8 minutes on 17 September 2021
Two images taken 5 earth days apart, 12 Jupiter days apart
Note the zones, belts and storms on Jupiter.
The equatorial zone is visible in the center surrounded by two dark equatorial belts (South Equatorial Belt with the Great Red Spot and North Equator Belt).
Strings of small storms rotate mostly eastwards while the Great Red Spot seems to block their advance in the South Belt.
Jupiter with Io, Europa's shadow, Europa and Ganymede, imaged on 16 September 2021
Animation of Jupiter rotation imaged mid September 2021
Jupiter 2020
Imaged in 2020 with Mewlon 250S
Comparison of image taken with a color camera and image with a luminance layer captured and added
Jupiter animation 2020
Jupiter Great Red Spot over the years
2021
2020
2018
2017
2016
2015
2012
2011
2010
Mewlon 250S
Mewlon 250S
Mewlon 250S
DFK31AU03 (color camera)
DFK31AU03 (color camera)
DFK31AU03 (color camera)
2009
2008
2007
Meade OTA 10""
Meade OTA 10"
Meade LX200GPS 12"
DFK31AU03 (color camera)
DFK31AU03 (color camera)
ToucamPro (color camera)
Jupiter animations over the years
Animation Jupiter 2021
Animation Jupiter 2020
Jupiter 2019 - only one decent image that year
Animation Jupiter 2018
Animation Jupiter 2017
Animation Jupiter 2016
Animation Jupiter 2011
Animation Jupiter 2010
Animation Jupiter 2009
Animation Jupiter 2008
Animation Jupiter 2007
Best of 2017, imaged on 20 and 21 May, showing the Little Red Spot and the Great Red Spot
Best of 2011
Best of 2010
The same side of Jupiter 2 months apart: notice the South Equatorial Band revival.
The band is actually still there but covered by Methane clouds which are now dissipating, showing the band under it...
Note that Jupiter appears smaller, it is 80 million kilometers farther away.
Jupiter and Ganymede:
Best of 2009
In this animation, you can see:
Io on the left appearing and going away quickly,
Ganymede on the left going over Jupiter,
Europe shadow transiting Jupiter
and Europe appearing over Jupiter on the right and moving away
See below the same movie flattened to see the tracks of Io, Ganymede and Europe.