JUPITER 2024 SEASON By Christopher Go All images were taken using a Celestron C14 mounted on an Astrophysics AP900GTO mount. A QHY5III678M cameras were used is these images. RGB is done using a set of Chroma Technology RGB filters on a Starlight Xpress Motorized filter wheel. Methane band images are done using a Chroma Methane Band filter (889nm 18nm bandpass). UV images are done using a Astrodon UV filter. Amplification is done using an Astrophysics Advance Convertible Barlow working at 4.0X. Image acquisition was done using Torsten Edelmann's Firecapture 2.7 64bit software. All images are NORTH UP! Processing was done using AutoStakkert! and Registax. These images were taken at Banilad, Cebu City, Philippines. For more information on the names of various belts and zones of Jupiter and the meaning of the abbreviations I use please check the Sky and Telescope Jupiter Observing Guide. All images of this site are my property. If you wish to publish it on your site or print, please email me for permission. |
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December 2, 2024
After days of rain, I finally had clear skies. Seeing was very good. I'm flying to the California today so I might have to watch the Jupiter opposition there. Any event in So Cal I can attend for Jupiter opposition? I will be back on Boxing Day.
The outbreak on the SEB looks incredible! There are TWO outbreaks now! There is even an outbreak on the NEB. Close to the South Pole, there are two white ovals kissing. Will the merge. On the north pole, huge oval can be seen.
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November 20, 2024
Conditions were a bit unstable today. It was very windy and I had to image Jupiter while it was still low in the sky to capture the SEB outbreak.
As expected the SEB outbreak continues to develop. Note the dark streak on the p side of this outbreak. Is this dark streak an interaction between the outbreak and the SED? Note also the white circular feature on the mid-EZ a little to the left above the SEB outbreak. The NEB has a lot of complex rifts and some outbreak. A large white oval can be seen in the north pole.
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November 18, 2024
Conditions were good today.
The GRS is well resolved. Features inside the GRS can be seen. The wake of the GRS is complex. Note the strange dark feature above the GRS. Is this part of the SED? The NEB show complex rifts. A lot of features are resolved especially the small dark and white ovals towards the north pole. |
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November 16, 2024
Transparency was very poor today due to clouds. Seeing was also unstable due to Super Typhoon Man-Yi.
Oval BA's orange ring can be seen. It's color is still very pale. The SED can be seen in this image. It seems to be interacting with the EZ festoons. The NEB is wide and shows complex rifts. Not the large red barge/oval on the NNTB. Are these merging cyclones?
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November 12, 2024
Conditions were variable today. Seeing started very good but deteriorated when clouds started rolling in.
These images show the SEB outbreak that Moises Portillo discovered yesterday! This outbreak will grow a lot in the coming days as it spreads throughout the SEB. Io can be seen on the right of the SEB. The NEB shows complex rifts.
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November 8, 2024
Condition was excellent today.
The GRS is prominent in these images. The GRS has become very small! The shrink seems to have accelerated. Will the GRS disappear in our lifetime? This might be a possibility! The wake of the GRS is very active. The EZs also shows the effect of the SED. Note the strange feature (a complex bright streak) on the EZ above the GRS. The NEB shows a bright outbreak feature but this is not bright in methane band. A lot of features are resolved towards the poles.
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November 7, 2024
I was having second thoughts about imaging today. There was an approaching thunderstorm! But the area around Jupiter was clear. So I was able to take a few image until before the thunderstorm arrive when I had rush and keep thing before the rain reaches me.
Seeing was excellent today. Note the NNTZ LRS which has a strong color. Europa's shadow can be seen on the lower left. Ovals are resolved on the north pole!
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November 6, 2024
Conditions were perfect
today after days of bad
weather due to a nearby
typhoon.
The GRS and Oval BA are on the opposite edge of Jupiter. The wake of the GRS is complex with some outbreaks. The Oval BA is rising on the 2nd image and one can see a hint of the orange ring inside Oval BA. The EZs/SEBn border looks active. Is this long feature part of the SED? The NEB shows complex rifts. There is an interesting feature on the NNTZ. Three reddish oval sticking together on the left of the second image. These ovals look cyclonic as they are not bright in methane band.
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November 2, 2024
Conditions were perfect
today. These
images were captured
using a QHY5III585C
camera.
The SED is still going strong. The SED is dark in methane band. The NNTZ LRS can be seen as a reddish oval with a faint halo. The South Polar red spot can be seen on the lower right. Both these spots are very bright in methane band.
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October 31, 2024
Conditions were very
poor today. Seeing
was only 7/10 with
poor transparency
because of some thin
clouds.
Europa is in transit just above the STB. The NEB looks quiet. There are some rifts but no outbreaks. The SED can be seen on the right above the SEB. The south temperate zone looks very pale.
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October 10, 2024
Conditions were
excellent today.
The GRS is prominent in these images. The wake of the GRS has a very bright outbreak. The SED is now above the GRS and pushing into the gap above the halo of the GRS. The NEB looks quiet in this region.
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October 9, 2024
I was
a bit anxious and
nervous with this
imaging run.
Seeing was excellent but
there was an approaching
thunderstorm!
Note the NNTZ little red spot. On it's upper left, there is another tiny red spot that seems to be right next to an white anticyclone. There is a dark red cyclonic spot on the NEB at the CM. The SEB looks quiet in this region.
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September 28, 2024
Conditions were average
today. The sky was
a haze and this affected
transparency.
The GRS is setting on the right. There is a very bright outbreak on the NEB just past the CM. This outbreak is very bright in all channels especially in IR and methane band. The EZ is bright to the left of the GRS. Is this the SED?
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September 22, 2024
Conditions were perfect
today. I only took
a few images of Jupiter
because Comet C/2023 A3
was on the horizon.
The NEB is very active here with complex rifts. There is a huge white spot on the north polar region. The SEB has a small white spot close to the CM.
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September 8, 2024
Conditions weren't great
today because of the SW
monsoon.
The GRS is rising on this image. The wake of the GRS shows some complex activity. The NEB shows complex riftings.
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September 3, 2024
Conditions were poor
today due to some clouds
and the SW monsoon.
Seeing was average but
transparency was poor.
The SED can be seen on the right. It seems to be extending into the SEB. The GRS is rising on the left. Io can be seen moving away from Jupiter. The NEB has complex rifts and a lot of dark streaks.
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August 20, 2024
Conditions were very
good today.
Finally captured the GRS. The GRS has really shrunk! Note the South Equatorial Disturbance just following the GRS. Streams of dark material seem to be streaming from the SED to the wake of the GRS creating a chaotic scene in that region. The SED is very distinct in methane band. The NEB has a lot of complex rifts.
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August 19, 2024
I
finally had excellent
conditions today.
The orange ring inside Oval BA is very distinct now. Note the little red spot on the NNTZ which is very bright in methane band. The NEB is very chaotic with complex rifts. The SEB looks quiet in this region. The South Temperate region is very pale while the North Temperate region has a reddish color.
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August 14, 2024
We
have monsoon here since
June. Weather had
been terrible for some
time. I had some
clearing today but
seeing was average and
transparency was very
poor.
Oval BA can be seen with a faint orange ring. The NEB has completed it's northern expansion. The white NEBn ovals are now engulfed on the red belt. Complex rifts and some bright outbreaks can be seen on the NEBs. The festoons are very active this year pushing all the way to the EZs.
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