Deep Sky Creations

Jupiter showing the equatorial bands, polar regions, and the Great Red Spot.

Jupiter · Planet

Jupiter

The bands shifted between the first stack and the last.

Captured November 14, 2025 from Backyard Observatory, Michigan

Capture details

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Colophon

Target

Designation: Jupiter
Common name: Jupiter
Type: planet
Constellation: Taurus
Distance: 613 million km (at capture)
Apparent magnitude: -2.7

Capture

Date: November 14, 2025
Location: Backyard Observatory, Michigan
Bortle: Class 6
Moon phase: Waning Crescent, 9%
Seeing: Excellent
Transparency: Above average

Equipment

Telescope: Celestron Origin
Aperture: 152 mm
Focal length: 335 mm
Focal ratio: f/2.2
Camera: Sony IMX178 (built-in)
Mount: Integrated alt-az
Accessories: 2x Barlow lens

Session

Integration: 12m
Sub-exposures: 7200 × 100ms
Gain: 60

Processing

Software: Celestron Origin app → AutoStakkert!4 → RegiStax → Photoshop
Notes: Lucky-imaging workflow — 7200 frames at 100ms each, top 25% stacked, wavelet sharpening in RegiStax. The Origin's wide-field camera is not ideal for planetary, but with a 2x Barlow it produces a usable disk.

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Field notes

Placeholder imagery

NASA / New Mexico State University (placeholder) · Owner's capture forthcoming.

Captured November 14, 2025 from Backyard Observatory, Michigan