Jupiter

"My first LRGB-CCD attempt at Planets"

• TYPE:  Planet
• RA: 06h 39' 20"
• DEC:  +23degrees 09' 44"
• SIZE: 
• VISUAL MAGNITUDE:  -2.70
• PHASE:  99.95%
• CONSTELLATION:  Gemini
• DISTANCE:  
• DIAMETER: 

IMAGING INFORMATION

• TELESCOPE:  Celestron C-11, FL 2800 mm, Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector
• REDUCER/CORRECTOR:  Eyepiece Projection
• CAMERA:  Santa Barbara Instruments, ST-8 Digital (Thermoelectrically cooled)
• ADAPTIVE OPTICS:  None
• FILTER(S):  LRGB
• CCD COOLING TEMPERATURE:  -15 C
• BINNING/RESOLUTION:  2 X 2 (765 X 510)
• EXPOSURE TIME:  0.10 seconds
• NUMBER OF IMAGES:  4
• FILM SPEED:  None
• DATE/TIME:  01/12/2002 / 06:46:54 UTC
• LOCATION:  Escondido, San Diego County, California
• TEMPERATURE:  Unknown
• HUMIDITY:  Unknown

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