Jupiter
High-resolution imaging of Jupiter's cloud bands, storms, and Galilean moons.
Jupiter: Late-Apparition Detail
One of the final Jupiter captures of the 2024-2025 apparition, still resolving fine belt structure and small dark spots.
Jupiter: Turbulent Festoons and a Bright Oval
A single night's Jupiter session paired with a short rotation video, showing turbulent cloud festoons and a bright white oval in the South Equatorial Belt.
Jupiter: The Great Red Spot Near the Limb
The Great Red Spot approaching Jupiter's western limb, with strong turbulence in the surrounding cloud deck.
Jupiter: The Great Red Spot at Central Meridian
The Great Red Spot crossing Jupiter's central meridian, framed by richly colored equatorial belts.
Jupiter: The Great Red Spot in Sharp Detail
One of the sharpest captures in the collection: the Great Red Spot in vivid orange, with three Galilean moons in the same frame.
Jupiter: Scalloped Cloud Bands
Rich rust and cream cloud bands with a scalloped, wave-like boundary along Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt.
Jupiter: Fine Detail in the Equatorial Belts
Braided belt structure, small white ovals and subtle dark barges resolved across Jupiter's disk.
Jupiter: The Great Red Spot's Turbulent Wake
The Great Red Spot trailing a bright, churning wake of white ovals in Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt.
Jupiter Through an Antique 1875 Refractor
Jupiter's cloud belts captured through a 162mm f/15 Merz-Dallmeyer refractor built in 1875.
Jupiter with Ganymede, Europa and Io
A rotation video from late October 2022 showing Jupiter with three of its Galilean moons, captured through the original Maksutov setup.
Jupiter with the Great Red Spot, Callisto and Io
A rotation video from October 2022 showing the Great Red Spot alongside two Galilean moons, captured through the original Maksutov setup.