The winners of the Starmus contest were announced a few days ago. The overall winner, Alex Cherney, of Victoria, Australia, will get an all expenses paid trip to the conference, and 1 hour of observing time at the Gran Telescopio Canarias, one of the largest telescopes in the world. I wonder what he will select to observe. I would have chosen Saturn, as it is now placed well in evening sky.
My own contributions did not make it to the top. Here they are, my best solar system images from a decade of imaging (only Neptune is missing), and an animation of Jupiter occulting the star Cap45.
My own contributions did not make it to the top. Here they are, my best solar system images from a decade of imaging (only Neptune is missing), and an animation of Jupiter occulting the star Cap45.
This phenomenon is extremely rare. Few people seem to have captured the occultation on video, and even fewer in visible light. The video may be unique in that it shows the bright flashes in three bands (red, green and blue) simultaneously.
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