Jupiter, Europa & Io

Jupiter with its moons Europa & Io. Many details are visible in the cloud belts. This image was taken after I did a thorough collimation of the telescope, and shows a significant improvement over earlier images.

Technical details

OPTICS10" Newtonian f/5.2, Meade 3x Barlow lens
MOUNTLosmandy G11 equatorial
CAMERAPhilips ToUCam Pro SC1 webcam
FILTERSNone
EXPOSURE~1500 x 1/50th s
DATE/TIME14/04/2005 11:12 UTC
LOCATIONMy backyard observatory in west Auckland, New Zealand

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