[ASTRONOMIA] Jupiter Engulfed and the Milky Way

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image credit & copyright: Mohammad S. Hayati




this is a good month to see Jupiter

to find our Solar System's largest planet in your sky, look toward the southeast just after sunset -- Jupiter should be the brightest object in that part of the sky

if you have a binoculars or a small telescope, you should be able to see Jupiter's four brightest moons right nearby, and possibly some cloud bands

the featured image was taken about a month ago from the Persian Gulf

the image shows Jupiter just to the right of the nearly vertical band of the central disk of our Milky Way Galaxy

the unnamed rock formations appear in projection like the jaws of a giant monster ready to engulf the Jovian giant

when you see Jupiter, it may be interesting to know that NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft is simultaneously visiting and studying the giant planet

Saturn is also visible this month, and although it is nearby to Jupiter, it is not as bright














































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