Tuesday evening, after you've had Christmas dinner... ...go outside set up the telescope if you have one. Jupiter and the moon are having a Christmas conjunction.F... ...a telescope for Christmas, the timing is perfect. Jupiter and the Moon are among the most satisfying target... ...kyard optics. A quick swee...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/23/Christmas-Sky-Show/
The planet Jupiter has lost one of its belts -- the Southern Equator... ...But due to the orbital dynamics of Earth and Jupiter , this particular disrobing was far more abrupt. Jupiter has been hanging out on the other side of the sun... ...r the last few months. The be...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/05/12/jupiter-loses-a-belt/
Sarah Zielinski writes in The Smithsonian that Jupiter , as the largest planet in our solar system, occas... ...s with comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994 (pictured), Jupiter 's gravity will even pull a comet into a direct im... ...the comet became a temporary moon when it entered Jupiter...
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/jupiters-temporary-moons/