Jupiter Animation

Sat Sep 27 2025

Here’s an animation from WinJupos using 22 minutes worth of data from this morning.

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.