The_King Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 The largest planet in the solar system will be on full display in June — and stargazerswon’t need a high-powered telescope to get a good view, NASA recently announced. Jupiter will be at its biggest and brightest as the gas giant reaches its closest point to Earth this month, the agency said last week. It will remain visible to the naked eye all night. Skywatchers may even be able to spot Jupiter’s four largest moons and the banded clouds that surround the planet by using binoculars or a small telescope, according to NASA. The fifth planet from the Sun will be at its most visible on June 10 when it reaches opposition — a yearly event in which Jupiter, Earth and the Sun form a straight line, with Earth in the middle. But the agency noted the planet will still remain visible outside of that date. NASA recently released incredible images of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot and swirling storms captured by its Juno spacecraft during a close pass of the planet in February. Juno first reached the planet in 2016 and has since collected a host of stunning images, which have included Jupiter's turbulent storms. https://www.foxnews.com/science/jupiter-earth-moons-nasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Actually how they know the planet is gas when they never send any scout there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 6 hours ago, XianGe said: Actually how they know the planet is gas when they never send any scout there? They send pioneer 10 in 1973 and pioneer 11 in 1974. The latest one is juno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators invis Posted June 10, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 10, 2019 They sent Voyager 1 and 2 there was well. Anyway it was Giovanni Cassini that observed Jupiter and concluded it can't be solid because of differential rotation. All he used was a land telescope back in 1600s 2 https://t.me/Invisssss https://discord.gg/PvPTrye https://www.instagram.com/invisman_/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 12 hours ago, invis said: They sent Voyager 1 and 2 there was well. Anyway it was Giovanni Cassini that observed Jupiter and concluded it can't be solid because of differential rotation. All he used was a land telescope back in 1600s 15 hours ago, chamfer said: They send pioneer 10 in 1973 and pioneer 11 in 1974. The latest one is juno. Oooo... Gamsia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinkiearsenal Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Wew. reminds me of the movie.. Wandering Earth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODACHEK Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 2:26 AM, XianGe said: Actually how they know the planet is gas when they never send any scout there? Probably just some photoshop ideas... TVB for life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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