An amateur astrophysicist has managed to record the rotation of Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, around its axis. A uniquely beautiful video has emerged.
There are many people who are interested in space. One of these people An amateur astronomer living in the USA reddit user /liger444 it happened. The amateur astronomer recorded the rotation of Jupiter on camera with the video he shared. The resulting images are quite eye-catching.
Jupiter is a planet that completes its rotation around its axis very quickly. It completes a full rotation in 9 hours 50 minutes and 30 seconds. Therefore, it is possible to see the rotation of the planet even in short-term observations. in this video 4 hour shoot results.
Why is Jupiter spinning strangely?
in these images Jupiter’s return not quite as expected. The reason for this situation is the shooting system used. Altitude-Azimuth A system that measures the angular distance of a celestial body relative to the observer from a point on the horizon, in shots taken with the system. Azimuth is for horizontal, altitude is for vertical measurement. In this rotation, the rotation of the Earth around its axis, as well as Jupiter, was also recorded.
The user also explained the equipment he used
astronomer living in Texas, USA, 6 inch He explained that he used a telescope and camera. The equipment used is as follows:
- Telescope: Celestron Nexstar 6SE
- Accessories: Two 2x Barlow Lenses
- Camera: ZWO Asi 120mc
- Stand: 6SE Mount
Images from recordings merged
The amateur astronomer used a method called “Lucky Imaging” in this project. In this method, videos are taken instead of taking photos one by one. Afterwards, frames with low atmospheric distortions are selected from the frames in this video, and then these images are combined.
Source :
https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/yh2ujf/the_rotation_of_jupiter_captured_with_an_amateur/