Jupiter, Moons, and Red Spot

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Feb 6, 2003 -- A few days after opposition, I was able to get some nice pictures of Jupiter, its moons, and its red spot. Definitely check out the animation of Jupiter and IO!

Taken with a Philips Vesta Pro 690K webcam. I unscrewed the lens and mounted a The Universal WebCam Adapter so that it fits into a 1.25" eyepiece socket. The telescope used was a Meade LX-90 (8" SCT, f/10). Pictures were captured and stacked using K3CCDTools or Registax. Further processing done with Paint Shop Pro 7