Backyard Voyager

Planetary Astrophotography -- Jupiter images with C9.25 and Phillips ToUcam
BackspacerJupiter 2004-2005/Celestron 9.25" & Phillips ToUcam

Because of Jupiter's rapid rotation many people feel it is a good idea to keep captures to two minutes or less to avoid blurring of features. Most of these images were captured at 5 frames per second, meaning that, after eliminating the worst frames, I was usually left with 400 to 500 to stack. To eliminate noise, more images are usually required. Others have obviously solved the problem, so I just need to work on it a little more. Fortunately Jupiter always comes back next year.

webcam Jupiter
Jupiter with ToUcam
webcam Jupiter
ToUcam Jupiter
Jupiter with webcam
Jupiter with ToUcam