Posted on Dec 23, 2020
APOD: 2020 December 23 - Jupiter Meets Saturn: A Red Spotted Great Conjunction
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Jupiter Meets Saturn: A Red Spotted Great Conjunction." This was the view on December 21st from Chiléscope, a for-hire observatory outside the city of Ovalle in the Limari Province of Chilé. Cost is determined by telescope, viewing time, and number of frames desired. They even take Paypal! Chiléscope customers range from research scientists to amateur astronomers. Mouse over the image to see the different moons in orbit around their respective host planets. Zoom in to see the Great Red Spot of Jupiter more clearly.
APOD: 2020 December 23 - Jupiter Meets Saturn: A Red Spotted Great Conjunction
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) fro Wednesday, December 23, 2020 entitled "Jupiter Meets Saturn: A Red Spotted Great Conjunction."
Image: Jupiter Meets Saturn - A Red Spotted Great Conjunction - Image Credit & Copyright - Damian Peach
APOD Background
Explanation: It was time for their close-up. Two days ago Jupiter and Saturn passed a tenth of a degree from each other in what is known a Great Conjunction. Although the two planets pass each other on the sky every 20 years, this was the closest pass in nearly four centuries. Taken early in day of the Great Conjunction, the featured multiple-exposure combination captures not only both giant planets in a single frame, but also Jupiter's four largest moons (left to right) Callisto, Ganymede, Io, and Europa -- and Saturn's largest moon Titan. If you look very closely, the clear Chilescope image even captures Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The now-separating planets can still be seen remarkably close -- within about a degree -- as they set just after the Sun, toward the west, each night for the remainder of the year."
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Image: Jupiter Meets Saturn - A Red Spotted Great Conjunction - Image Credit & Copyright - Damian Peach
APOD Background
Explanation: It was time for their close-up. Two days ago Jupiter and Saturn passed a tenth of a degree from each other in what is known a Great Conjunction. Although the two planets pass each other on the sky every 20 years, this was the closest pass in nearly four centuries. Taken early in day of the Great Conjunction, the featured multiple-exposure combination captures not only both giant planets in a single frame, but also Jupiter's four largest moons (left to right) Callisto, Ganymede, Io, and Europa -- and Saturn's largest moon Titan. If you look very closely, the clear Chilescope image even captures Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The now-separating planets can still be seen remarkably close -- within about a degree -- as they set just after the Sun, toward the west, each night for the remainder of the year."
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Good "Wednesday & Hump Day" Morning my good friend adn Astronomy enthusiast Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - thanks for sharing the APOD Titled: "Jupiter Meets Saturn: A Red Spotted Great Conjunction." Have a great day Bill!
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CSM Chuck Stafford They'll be close for the rest of the year. Hopefully you;ll get a peek tonight!
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