CHRISTOPHER GO’S

C14 HUBBLE
S PA C E T E L E S C O P E

Since the early 2000s, master astroimager and Team Celestron

THE SECRETS TO CHRISTOPHER GO’S
member Christopher Go has had a love affair with Jupiter. After
STUNNING IMAGES
working all day at his furniture business, he spends most nights
pointing his 14” Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope • The right equipment – Go has used his trusty C14 since
towards the gas giant. His work has paid off, not just for him, but he started imaging seriously more than a decade ago.
for the entire scientific community. On February 24, 2006, Go
• Impeccable seeing conditions – Despite being an
captured an image of Jupiter and noted that a white spot, Oval
urban area, his hometown of Cebu City, Philippines,
BA, had turned red. The spot is now known as “Red Spot Junior.”
enjoys excellent seeing conditions.
Later, in June 2010, he and co-discoverer Anthony Wesley
captured a video of a fireball exploding on Jupiter. It was the first- • Years of passion and hard work
ever recording of an asteroid impacting a planet.

CHRISTOPHER GO’S C14 HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

Aperture 14 inches 2.4 meters (7.9 feet)
Has contributed new scientific
knowledge about Jupiter
Has required major repairs No
Cost $ Under 10k >$1.5 billion in 1990 dollars

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