Jupiter Opposition 2026

Maxing out the power of the 16" with excellent seeing once again just before the high clouds came in. Carefully imaging and making sure collimation is in primetime with focus pin pointed. I think my image came out nicely! This was just before highest point tonight. Derotation helps a lot and you’ve got to know what you’re doing when derotating to prevent losing details. The bands seem to move very very slow even within 2-3 days the storms appear to be nearly the same apart. Noticeable red spot on the south east side of the image that appears to have a cyclonic look to it. Worth monitoring.

Equipment:
- Telescope: Orion SkyQuest XX16g GoTo Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope
- Camera: Player One Uranus-C
- Filter: SVBony UV/IR Cut
- Accessories: Tele Vue 4.0x 2" Powermate (PMT-4201), ZWO ADC

- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert!, Lucien AstroSurface, Torsten Edelmann FireCapture