Starship Asterisk*

Twelve years of Oppositions 2005 - 2016, Ring angle tilt evolution. ( Center, Top left to lower right ). ( Equipments: LX200ACF 12 in., 10in, OTA, CGE mount, Flea3, DMK21, TouCam 740,840, SAC7 Ccd's, TeleVue 3x barlows, PowerMate 2.5x barlows.)

Saturn on June 2nd, 05:00ut. Opposition on 2/3rd. Seeliger effect is taken place ( ice crystals shadows is directly behind reflecting more light rings are brighter ). Disc shadow completely behind equal on both sides.

Mars in May 2016 with a full rotation showing most of its surface features. Included are the times at opposition to the Sun and Closest to Earth.

Mars on May 29th, 04:06ut. Now approaching its closest to Earth on May 30th. Regions from (L) Elysium, Phlegra montes (Top) North Polar Cap, Alba Patera (R) Olympus Mons, Tharsis Montes (Bot) Cimmeria.

Mars on May 21st,04:37ut, May 22nd,04:16ut - Sun Opposition, May 23rd,03:34ut.

Saturn on May 21st, 05:29ut. Under above average conditions. Small amount of brightening on the rings possible Seeliger effect taken place (ice crystals shadows is directly behind reflecting more light).

Mars May 12th, 2016 Hubble Space Telescope comparison with my images taken within hours.

Mars on May 13th, 03:48ut, 05:05ut under above average conditions. Regions are from left: Margaritifer Sinus, Sinus Meridani, Cntr. Arabia, right: Syrtis Major, Bot.:Noachis, Hellas, Top: North Polar Cap.

Saturn on May 13th, 05:47ut.

Mars on May 5th, 6th 2016. Cloud formations in the vicinity of the North Polar Cap (top).

Mercury's Transit Observed in Puerto Rico. on May 9th, 17:02ut. now approaching the western limb of its travel.

Saturn on April 14th, 07:58ut. Still within two months from opposition.

Mars on April 14th, 07:28ut. Regions are at Bottom (R) Hisperia, (Bot) Zealakus and top (Bright mist/cloud) Hellas, (L) Aeria, (Cntr) Syrtis Major, (Top) Nodus Alcyonius, Utopia, NPC.

Twelve years of Jupiter oppositions ( 2004-2016 ). Note: 2013 is not missing it was oppositionless last time was in 2001. I wanted to go back further to 1985 but the quality are way below to the modern era of digital Ccd's videos compare to SLR cameras at the time ( Center image =1986, 1996) and a s...

Jupiter, Moons Ganymede (L), Io (R) and its shadows Transiting across the disc on March 31st, 0144ut_0202_0350ut.

Jupiter, Moons Ganymede (L), Io (R) and its shadows Transiting across the disc on March 31st, 0144ut_0202_0350ut.

Jupiter on March 30th. GRS now going behind the disc and its trailing with large disturbance/wakes.

Jupiter on March 16th,17th,18th and 19th. Making it possible to cover the Jovian disc completely under above average conditions.

Jupiter on March 3,4, and 5th - WinJupos projection layout for simulated animation. See animation At: New link full anim. - https://www.flickr.com/photos/54342905@N05/25302735160/ , public/http://www.astrobin.com/full/241119/0/

Jupiter, GRS coming into view on March 5th, 05:35ut, 05:45ut. Now within 96hrs from opposition!. Under above average conditions. Parrallel View - Cross your Eyes (3D).

Jupiter, GRS and the white spot Z (upper left) on March 3rd, 05:09ut. Now within days to opposition.

Comets 252P LINEAR on March 2nd, P/2016 BA14 on March 1st. Two comets – comet 252P/LINEAR 12 (Left) and Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) (Right) will make record-breaking Earth flybys with the passage of PANSTARRS being the closest known comet flyby of the last 230 yrs.

Mars on February 29th, 07:21ut. NPH (top), Oxia Palus (L), Sinus Sabaeus (cntr), Syrtis Major (R) Blue Orographic Clouds at the limb.

Saturn on February 21st, 10:11ut.

Jupiter, Oval Ba (limb) and the moon Io just transiting on February 21st, 05:01, 05:09, 05:49ut.