Squee Sunday: Jupiter
Obviously these aren’t my photos. They’re all from NASA’s Juno mission.
Jupiter
Sunset at the Roque
For the last few days, Venus and Jupiter have been very close together in the evening sky. I wanted to take photos on Wednesday and Thursday, but it was cloudy. I wished I’d asked to go up to the observatory, above the clouds. Lucky me, I got permission to go there on Friday evening to take photos. I’m really glad I made the effort.
Fireball seen on Jupiter
Early on Monday 10th September, amateur astronomer Dan Peterson spotted a fireball on Jupiter. Another astronomer, George Hall, checked his videos and found that he’d caught it on camera. The fireball was probably a small comet slamming into the giant planet. Temprano el lunes 10 de septiembre, el astrónomo aficionado Dan Peterson vio una bola de fuego en Júpiter. Otro astrónomo, George Hall, comprobó sus videos y descubrió que había…
The moon, Jupiter and Venus
This morning, the moon, Jupiter and Venus lay close together in the east. This photo was taken with a compact camera from Llano de La Venta viewpoint, one of the astronomical viewpoints on La Palma.