Jupiter is the largest
planet in the solar system. The planet is 11 earth diameters wide. To give
an idea of the size of the planet, the great red spot, visible in some of the
images below could easily fit the earth within it. It is about 5 times
further from the Sun that we are here on planet earth. It takes about forty minutes
on average for the light from Jupiter to reach our eyes. |
A first attempt at an animation of Jupiter Made at Newtonian focus
of my Dob. |
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23rd March 2004
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