Jupiter w/Io & Europa

Sat Sep 27 2025

Pleased to have better seeing this morning and have the Great Red Spot visible along with a couple of moons! Still trying to get better at planetary processing. Best 25% of ~8000 frames

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: Cor Berrevoets et al. Registax, Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert!

Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.