Time-lapse leading to Jupiter Impact, March 17th 2016

This is the time-lapse of processed images leading to the impact on Jupiter March 17. The original purpose of the imaging session was to get this time-lapse, with a happy coincidence of the impact in the second last capture of the night. Each of the images in the time lapse are clear because they have been processed from 55 seconds of video. the impact itself however only lasts less than two seconds, so I have shown this part without processing. The time lapse was made using an 11“ SCT with an ASI120mm camera and Ir-pass 742nm filter. The time-lapse is 3.5 hours showing the transits of Io and Ganymede with the emergence of Europa all before the impact happening at 00:18:45 UT on the right side of the planet.
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