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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Shadows Across Jupiter
NASA ^ | February 15, 2013 | (see photo credit)

Posted on 02/15/2013 6:37:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Explanation: Two dark shadows loom across the banded and mottled cloud tops of Jupiter in this sharp telescopic view. In fact, captured on January 3rd, about a month after the ruling gas giant appeared at opposition in planet Earth's sky, the scene includes the shadow casters. Visible in remarkable detail at the left are the large Galilean moons Ganymede (top) and Io. With the two moon shadows still in transit, Jupiter's rapid rotation has almost carried its famous Great Red Spot (GRS) around the planet's limb from the right. The pale GRS was preceded by the smaller but similar hued Oval BA, dubbed Red Spot Jr., near top center. North is down in the inverted image.

February 15, 2013

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; galileo; ganymede; greatredspot; io; jupiter; ovalba; redspotjr; science
[Credit & Copyright: Damian Peach]

1 posted on 02/15/2013 6:37:43 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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Videos & Discussion: Russian Meteor Explosion

2 posted on 02/15/2013 6:41:56 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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Videos & Discussion: Russian Meteor Explosion

3 posted on 02/15/2013 6:42:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv


4 posted on 02/15/2013 6:45:47 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

;”)


5 posted on 02/15/2013 6:50:42 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv

An amazing image.


6 posted on 02/15/2013 6:53:52 PM PST by EternalVigilance (An irate, tireless minority...setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men...SelfGovernment.US)
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To: SunkenCiv

bump


7 posted on 02/15/2013 6:56:33 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: SunkenCiv

No offense NASA, but there was a lot more significant astronomy picture of the day today than this one.


8 posted on 02/15/2013 7:11:46 PM PST by The KG9 Kid (Demand Common Sense Nut Control.)
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To: EternalVigilance

It’s the nothing!!!


9 posted on 02/15/2013 7:15:57 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: The KG9 Kid
No offense NASA, but there was a lot more significant astronomy picture of the day today than this one.

I have a mental picture of a NASA astronomer waking up this morning, exited because he was in charge of the near asteroid flyby study, and today was his big moment. He'd be showing powerpoint slides to the press and being interviewed and would be famous like that mohawk guy. And then he gets upstaged. He's probably back at his desk right now, cursing.

10 posted on 02/15/2013 7:22:32 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: SunkenCiv

Where are those photos you promised me of the shadows across Uranus ?


11 posted on 02/15/2013 7:34:33 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: The KG9 Kid

They’ll need a little time to judge the entries; I suspect also that they need to find an image that isn’t copyrighted up the yinyang by either a network or one of the syndicates. Probably have the movie of the asteroid flyby tomorrow, I didn’t check, or bump that into next week and cover the Russian kaboomie.


12 posted on 02/15/2013 8:03:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

My promise was a tissue of lies.


13 posted on 02/15/2013 8:04:24 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: EternalVigilance

It is pretty nice, isn’t it?


14 posted on 02/15/2013 8:04:37 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Maybe we’ll get to drill into Europa one day; get down into the ocean below the ice and see if something comes up and licks the camera.


15 posted on 02/15/2013 8:08:28 PM PST by GunRunner (***Not associated with any criminal actions by the ATF***)
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To: SunkenCiv

Shameless tease.


16 posted on 02/15/2013 8:09:51 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: GunRunner

The Monolith said Europa is off limits. Maybe we can drill one of her sisters, although they’re not very hot.


17 posted on 02/15/2013 8:12:42 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: SunkenCiv

Must save!
Thank you so much!!


18 posted on 02/15/2013 9:43:08 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: JoeProBono

LOL.


19 posted on 02/15/2013 9:44:04 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: EternalVigilance

He’s got dozens of them at his website, if you just click on his name in the APOD credit. He doesn’t go into the technical details, but he does give a personal history of his telescopic exploits on his “about” page, which at least names the telescopes and camera types. Of course, it’s the technology that makes this possible, but it takes a lot of skill and dedication to use it to full advantage.


20 posted on 02/15/2013 11:02:38 PM PST by dr_lew
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