Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2024 December 5
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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 last year 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 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 3D effect. [10]Of course
   Jupiter is now not far from its 2024 opposition. Planet Earth is set to
   pass between the [11]Solar System's ruling gas giant and the Sun on
   December 7.

                  Tomorrow's picture: Fireball Tsuchinshan
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   6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231103.html
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