The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

Jupiter

Submitted by marzulloj on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 7:47am.
Jupiter

Jupiter at 1:00 am this morning. Now that the southern equatorial belt is missing, the red spot really stands out.

Imaged through 5" refractor @ f-14 rgb filters.

Yes indeed. This is a

Submitted by JohnMiksits on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 8:31pm.

Yes indeed. This is a fantastic shot.

5" refractor ?

Submitted by kuky on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 10:53am.

5" ?
Wow!
super
What Nx Barlow did u use?
What was the 'final' focal length?

Tak TOA-130(f7.7 1,000mm

Submitted by marzulloj on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 11:41am.

Tak TOA-130(f7.7 1,000mm fl)+Meade2X barlow for a total fl of 2,000mm.
Starlight Xpress sxvh916 300 exposure each in Red, Green and Blue filters combined in maxim.