| Jupiter and Ganymede 1 Feb 2013 0439H UTC |
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| Celestron C14, 2.5x Powermate. Flea3 Astronomik IR,R,G,B filters, 3000 frames each 10 (Red) to 17 (Blue) mS/frame, best 1000 stacked Registax, Photoshop At the time of this image the apparent diameter of Jupiter was about 42.6" and that of Ganymede about 1.58" I have been trying to get true detail on the Jovian moons. A problem is separating true features from the edge artifact on such small targets. See Martin Lewis's discussion at: see http://www.skyinspector.co.uk/Mars-Edge-Artefact(2449277).htm There is not much detail on Ganymede in my image but I see a dark area towards 2 o'clock, a light area towards 6:30 with a darker area just above it to the right and a vague white cap from 11 to 1:30. Compare to the WinJupos image of Ganymede (below) for this same time,and same orientation |
| WinJupos image for Ganymede, same date and time |

| from above image |

