JupiterSaturnConjunction-20201218
Jupiter and Saturn getting closer to their conjunction on the 21st. Image is comprised of several separate images since Jupiter, Saturn and the moons are at different levels in brightness. Zooming in shows Saturn's moons better as well as a little bit of detail on Jupiter including the Great Red Spot which is center toward the bottom. Not a whole lot of detail is visible on the planets. This is because seeing was bad with wind in the atmosphere as well as they were sitting low in the sky which causes the image to blur and color gets messed up which I did my best to correct. Data was captured with a 12" SCT telescope and Canon T7i camera.
JupiterSaturnConjunction-20201218
Jupiter and Saturn getting closer to their conjunction on the 21st. Image is comprised of several separate images since Jupiter, Saturn and the moons are at different levels in brightness. Zooming in shows Saturn's moons better as well as a little bit of detail on Jupiter including the Great Red Spot which is center toward the bottom. Not a whole lot of detail is visible on the planets. This is because seeing was bad with wind in the atmosphere as well as they were sitting low in the sky which causes the image to blur and color gets messed up which I did my best to correct. Data was captured with a 12" SCT telescope and Canon T7i camera.