Thursday, February 11, 2016

Jupiter in the Coachella Valley, CA night sky 2-4-16

Jupiter just keeps getting bigger and brighter as the days pass, inching its way to opposition on March 8, when it will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year, peaking at an apparent magnitude of -2.49, and will be visible all night long. This is a great time to get outside and observe Jupiter and its Moons, as the weather here in the Coachella Valley has been lovely, and seeing conditions have been favorable.

These images were taken on 2-4-16 and the seeing was excellent that night. Equipment used was a Celestron Nexstar 6SE + Phillips spc900nc webcam and a 2x barlow

Jupiter in the Coachella Valley, CA night sky 2-4-16

Jupiter in the Coachella Valley, CA night sky 2-4-16

Jupiter in the Coachella Valley, CA night sky 2-4-16

Jupiter in the Coachella Valley, CA night sky 2-4-16

Jupiter in the Coachella Valley, CA night sky 2-4-16

And lastly, I would like to congratulate the @LIGO team for directly detecting Gravitational Waves today #einsteinwasright

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