The photo "Two Planet Opposition" is an excellent picture of both Uranus and Jupiter at their closest point to Earth, at the same time. In the upper left hand corner is the bright green Uranus, which resonates among the stars around it. The most fascinating part about Uranus in this photo is that you can just barely make out its massive ring swooping around the planet. This view of Uranus' ring provides a good example of the immensity of the ring, which takes up an area nearly double of what the actual planet does. Meanwhile, on the right side of the photo the behemoth Jupiter and its moon are made extremely clear. The physical appearance of Jupiter is extremely clear due to its proximity to Earth, and this photo gives an excellent view of the varying distances of Jupiter's moons. The furthest left, Oberon, seems incredibly far to still be in Jupiter's orbit.
Friday, October 8, 2010
APOD 1.6
The photo "Two Planet Opposition" is an excellent picture of both Uranus and Jupiter at their closest point to Earth, at the same time. In the upper left hand corner is the bright green Uranus, which resonates among the stars around it. The most fascinating part about Uranus in this photo is that you can just barely make out its massive ring swooping around the planet. This view of Uranus' ring provides a good example of the immensity of the ring, which takes up an area nearly double of what the actual planet does. Meanwhile, on the right side of the photo the behemoth Jupiter and its moon are made extremely clear. The physical appearance of Jupiter is extremely clear due to its proximity to Earth, and this photo gives an excellent view of the varying distances of Jupiter's moons. The furthest left, Oberon, seems incredibly far to still be in Jupiter's orbit.
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