Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                              2023 November 24
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                       Stereo Jupiter near Opposition
                Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Marco Lorenzi

   Explanation: Jupiter looks sharp in these two [5]rooftop telescope
   images. Both were captured on November 17 from Singapore, planet Earth,
   about two weeks after [6]Jupiter's 2023 opposition. Climbing high in
   midnight skies the giant planet was a mere 33.4 light-minutes from
   Singapore. That's about 4 astronomical units away. Jupiter's planet
   girdling [7]dark belts and light zones are visible in remarkable
   detail, along with the giant world's [8]whitish oval vortices. Its
   signature [9]Great Red Spot is still prominent in the south. Jupiter
   rotates rapidly on its axis once every 10 hours. So, based on video
   frames taken only 15 minutes apart, these images form a stereo pair.
   Look at the center of the pair and cross your eyes until the separate
   images come together to see the [10]Solar System's ruling gas giant in
   3D.

                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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