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Saturday, November 14, 2015

JUPITER PLANET HD WALLPAPER

JUPITER PLANET HD WALLPAPER
Jupiter Planet Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a giant planet with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined. Wikipedia Radius: 69,911 km Mass: 1.898E27 kg (317.8 Earth mass) Distance from Sun: 778,500,000 km Gravity: 24.79 m/s² Surface area: 61,418,738,571 km² Moons: Europa, Io, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Carme, Pasiphae,
JUPITER PLANET WALLPAPER HD
    Jupiter
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    Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a giant planet with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined. Wikipedia
    Radius: 69,911 km
    Mass: 1.898E27 kg (317.8 Earth mass)
    Distance from Sun: 778,500,000 km
    Gravity: 24.79 m/s²
    Surface area: 61,418,738,571 km²
    Moons: Europa, Io, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Carme, Pasiphae,
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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Venus and Jupiter at Dawn

Venus and Jupiter at Dawn: APOD: 2014 August 21 - Venus and Jupiter at Dawn


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Explanation: On Monday morning, Venus and Jupiter gathered close in dawn skies, for some separated by about half the width of a full moon. It was their closest conjunction since 2000, captured here above the eastern horizon before sunrise. The serene and colorful view is from Istia beach near the city of Capoliveri on the island of Elba. Distant lights and rolling hills are along Italy's Tuscan coast. Of course, the celestial pair soon wandered apart. Brighter Venus headed lower, toward the eastern horizon and the glare of the Sun, while Jupiter continues to rise a little higher now in the sky near dawn. The two brightest planets meet again next June 30th, in the evening twilight above the western horizon.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Astrophotos: Jupiter and the Moon Conjunction

Astrophotos: Jupiter and the Moon Conjunction:
The Galilean Satellites of Jupiter are clearly visible just above a halo around the Moon, seen over central Italy on January 21, 2013. Credit: Giuseppe Petricca
The Galilean Satellites of Jupiter are clearly visible just above a halo around the Moon, seen over central Italy on January 21, 2013. Credit: Giuseppe Petricca
Last night, the Moon and Jupiter snuggled up in the sky, coming within 29 arcminutes of each other. This will be the closest conjunction of these two bodies in the sky until 2026. The waxing gibbous Moon and the gas giant planet made for a great pair in the western night sky, and some astrophotographers, like Giuseppe Petricca in the image above, were also able to capture some of the Moons of Jupiter as well.
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Monday, July 2, 2012

How to Measure a Hot Jupiter

How to Measure a Hot Jupiter:

An international team of astronomers has figured out a way to determine details of an exoplanet’s atmosphere from 50 light-years away… even though the planet doesn’t transit the face of its star as seen from Earth.


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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction, March 15th, 2012

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction, March 15th, 2012:
The two conjunctions. Image credit: Stellarium
The two conjunctions. Image credit: Stellarium

In case you’re the only person on Earth who hasn’t heard about it yet, Venus and Jupiter will be in conjunction on March 15th, 2012, passing within 3° of each other. The two planets have been getting closer and closer in the sky for the last month, and now it’s time to see them side-by-side. Venus is the higher, brighter object, and Jupiter is the lower dimmer one.
Of course, Venus and Jupiter aren’t actually close to one another in the sky. They’re really separated by millions of kilometres. But from our perspective here on Earth, we see the two objects closely lined up. That’s a conjunction.
On March 15th, 2012 at 10:37 UTC, Venus and Jupiter reach 3° distance from one another. That’s approximately 6 times the width of the full Moon.


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Jupiter’s Jet Streams Get Thrown Off Course

Jupiter’s Jet Streams Get Thrown Off Course:
Jupiter's jet streams. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI
Jupiter's jet streams. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI
Both Earth and Jupiter have jet streams; fast-moving winds that circle the globe. On Jupiter, those jet streams are constrained to very specific bands of the planet, while they meander around the Earth. We can see huge variations of weather when Earth’s jet streams move around – like unusually cold weather in Florida.
These strange weather patterns can occur on Earth when the jet streams interact with another atmospheric phenomenon called Rossby waves. We have them here on Earth, and they were first identified on Jupiter about 20 years ago.


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Astrophotos: Venus and Jupiter Conjunction

Astrophotos: Venus and Jupiter Conjunction:
Astrophotos: Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
Jupiter and Venus. Image Credit Kevin Jung
Though the skies may be a bit cloudy in some parts of the world, it did not prevent our awesome readers from taking a shot of the wonderful view of the conjunction of planets Venus and Jupiter. Here are some amazing photos of the planetary conjunction.
Above is a close-up image of the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter as seen by Kevin Jung in West Michigan on March 12, 2012. The image was shot using a Canon 40D DLSR, a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens at 200mm, f/5.0. It was a 2.5 second exposure. The camera was just on a tripod. Here’s a link to Kevin’s Flickr page.
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Astrophoto: Zodiacal Light with Venus and Jupiter

Astrophoto: Zodiacal Light with Venus and Jupiter:

Astrophoto: Zodiacal Light with Venus and Jupiter

Zodiacal Light with Venus and Jupiter

This image of the zodiacal light was taken by Felipe Gallego on January 23, 2012 near the natural park of Sierra Norte de Sevilla in Spain.

Zodiacal light appears as a faint, diffused, triangular, white glow extending up from the vicinity of the Sun along the ecliptic or zodiac. Ideally, zodiacal light can be seen during springtime or autumn, just after sunset and before sunrise.

Felipe used a Canon 5d Mark II camera, with a Samyang 14 mm at f2,8, 25 s of exposure and ISO 5000. The image was processed with Gimp.

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Astrophoto: Jupiter and Venus at the Beach by Brendan Alexander

Astrophoto: Jupiter and Venus at the Beach by Brendan Alexander:



Venus and Jupiter at the beach. Credit: Brendan Alexander

Brendan Alexander took this beautiful photo showing the two brightest planets currently in our night skies, over Flacarragh County, Donegal, Ireland. Here are the specs:

Canon 1000D (modded), 18-55mm kit lens (18mm), Fixed Tripod

Exposure: 20sec, ISO 800, F3.5 (two panels)

Brendan took the image on February 1, 2012. Check out his “Donegal Skies” Flickr feed.

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Monday, October 3, 2011

What’s That Very Bright Star – Is it the Planet Jupiter?

What’s That Very Bright Star – Is it the Planet Jupiter?:


Jupiter Credit: John Talbot


Have you seen a very bright star rising in the East every night the past few months? If you’re a night owl, you may have noticed it moves across they sky from the East into the West, shining brightly throughout the night. However this object is not a star! It’s the planet Jupiter and it is the brightest object in the night sky at the moment, apart from the Moon.

At the end of October Jupiter will be at opposition. This means the mighty planet (the largest in our solar system) will be directly opposite the sun as seen from Earth and it will also be at its closest point to Earth in the two planets’ orbits around the Sun. This makes Jupiter or any other object at opposition appear brighter and larger. The opposition of Jupiter occurs on October 29, 2011.

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Astrophoto: Jupiter Rising by Mindi Meeks

Astrophoto: Jupiter Rising by Mindi Meeks:


Astrophoto: Jupiter Rising by Mindi Meeks

Jupiter Rising. Credit: Mindi Meeks



Here’s a photograph of Jupiter taken by Mindi Meeks from Navarre, Florida on July 3, 2011 at around 3 in the morning CST.



“My husband and I were enjoying a quiet evening on our screened-in porch when I noticed a bright star rising in the east. We determined that it was Jupiter, and it was such a lovely sight that I wanted to try to photograph it.”


Mindi captured this photo with a Nikon D5000 camera mounted on a standard tripod with the following settings: 55mm, 15.0s exposure, f/4.5, ISO 1000.


To see more of Mindi’s photos, you can check out her photo blog.


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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Jupiter Storms

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Friday, August 5, 2011

All Planet Sizes

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