[AZ-Observing] Time-lapse Animation of Ganymede Eclipse

  • From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
  • To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 1:15:12 -0500

Using a C11 at 7000mm of focal length, the 1.8 arcsecond disc of Ganymede is 11 
pixels in diameter in my Webcam.  That's large enough to show the partial 
phases of an eclipse by Jupiter's shadow.  Here are 26 monochrome frames, each 
taken 30 seconds apart, and strung into an animation.

http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/147376394

Tom
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