Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Jupiter & Galilean Moons

After my first image of the moon I pointed my camera at Jupiter. The result was even more impressive than my first lunar shot.

Although only 14 pixels wide, the planet diameter of Jupiter was clearly visible:





Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Date: September 7, 2009 (21:28)
Settings: ISO 200, 1/200 sec, f/5.6

To my surprise overexposuring the next attempt made even the 4 Galilean Moons visible!

Callisto - Ganymede - Jupiter - Io - Europa:



Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Date: September 7, 2009 (21:28)
Settings: ISO 800, 0.8 sec, f/5.6