Jupiter

Sun Sep 21 2025

Here’s my first image of Jupiter with the C11! It’s not the best time for Jupiter quite yet but I’m still pretty happy with the result. Looking forward to more opportunities to image it!

About this object

Type

Gas Giant Planet

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, a gas giant more than eleven times the diameter of Earth. Even a modest telescope reveals its banded cloud tops, the Great Red Spot, and the dance of its four largest moons, discovered by Galileo in 1610.

Equipment

• Telescope / Lens: Celestron C11
• Camera: ZWO ASI224MC
• Mount: Celestron CGEM II
• Filters: SVBony UV/IR Cut 1.25"
• Software: Chris Garry Planetary Imaging PreProcessor (PIPP), Cor Berrevoets et al. Registax, Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert!

Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.