Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
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                               2022 October 7
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                            In Ganymede's Shadow
               Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Andrew McCarthy

   Explanation: [5]At opposition, opposite the Sun in Earth's sky, late
   last month Jupiter is also approaching perihelion, the closest point to
   the Sun in its elliptical orbit, early next year. That makes [6]Jupiter
   exceptionally close to our fair planet, currently resulting in
   excellent views of the Solar System's ruling gas giant. On September
   27, this [7]sharp image of Jupiter was recorded with a small telescope
   from a backyard in Florence, Arizona. The stacked video frames reveal
   the massive world [8]bounded by planet girdling winds. Dark belts and
   light zones span the gas giant, along with rotating [9]oval storms and
   its signature [10]Great Red Spot. Galilean moon Ganymede is below and
   right in the frame. The [11]Solar System's largest moon and its shadow
   are in transit across the southern [12]Jovian cloud tops.

                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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   7. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJjhSZvb5K/
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Jupiter
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