High resolution amateur
Amateur astrophotography has several facets. The field of high resolution photography seems, to the majority of astrophotographers. to be the most difficult, best left to a small number of experts. The term 'high resolution' is ambiguous, for it is open to two very different interpretations of the problem that interests us: on the.
Amateur high-resolution photography of the sun, moon, and planets is a neglected field. l must confess to having neglected it myself, favoring wide-field deep-sky work like so many other amateurs.
But high-resolution solar-system photography has several attractions. You can do it in town or even in a large city; you don't.
Amateur high-resolution observations of Jupiter to support NASA’s Juno mission
Description:The image on the right was obtained by Christopher Go from the Philippines using similar equipment. The 29 participants include 13 planetary scientists and 16 amateur astronomers from 13 countries in Europe and around the world, including Romania, Slovenia, USA, Japan and the Philippines. I am delighted that the amateur community has been invited to collaborate on Juno and excited at the opportunity to make an important contribution to the mission. Amateur astronomers regularly analyse their own observations and many participate in studies of the atmosphere of Jupiter.
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