JUPITER VIEWED FROM EARTH


Image Credits: NASA/JPL Solar System Simulator developed by: David Seal

FOV:  30°       Magnification:  1x (naked eye)       Outer Planet Orbits       Location in Constellations       Skypath 2024

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FOV:  2' (arc-min)       Magnification:  900x       Compare Current Planets

 

FOV and Magnification vary so Jupiter fills image

 

FOV:  24' (arc-min)       Magnification:  75x (to show Galilean moons & orbits)                     More Ways to View:   

Locating JUPITER 

Galilean Moons:  in 1609-10, with only an estimated 20x (twenty power) telescope, Galileo discovered the first moons known to orbit another planet!        These eventually would be named after him.  With a good pair of binoculars or even a very modest telescope, you too can observe the four Galilean moons of Jupiter!  Try it for a few nights.  You will be treated to a stunning confirmation of the workings of the Solar System!

FOV:  24' (arc-min)       Magnification:  75x (Galilean moons' orbits hidden)                     More Ways to View:   

Bonus: Jupiter's Current Position Over Earth

This bonus view is provided so you can determine if Jupiter currently may be visible from your location on Earth.  Of course, Jupiter can generally be seen only at night, though it may be visible in very clear skies for a few minutes before sunset or after sunrise when the planet is at its brightest.  The view above lets you glean Jupiter's direction from your location.  If your location is visible on the above globe, then the closer it is to the view's center, the higher Jupiter will be in "your" sky.

Simulator Image Notes:  1) Fields of View are measured horizontally.  2) Top orbital view orientation: Ecliptic north "upward", i.e. in the 12:00 midnight direction.  3) Jupiter's two "surface" (cloud-top) views' orientation: planetary local north "upward".
4) Jupiter's Galilean moon views' (bottom two) orientation: Ecliptic north "upward".  5) Eclipse shadows of planetary moons are not displayed.  6) Light-Travel Time is not included in calculated times.

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