Jupiter rotation
Feb 20, 2015 02:22:56 #
northcoast42
Loc: Puget Sound, Washington
I took these images a couple of nights ago (17 Feb). The first two photos are roughly 5 minutes apart minutes apart. The third is about 12 minutes after the 2nd. If you download them into a separate folder, click on the first one then forward through the three frames, you'll see just how fast Jupiter rotates in that time. The transiting moon with it's accompanying shadow I'm pretty sure is Io.
Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system at about 28,000mph...as opposed to Earth at about 1,000mph. It completes a rotation in about 10 hours. With a monochrome webcam, the three RGB sequences have to be close together otherwise the final images won't line up properly due to that fast rotation.
Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system at about 28,000mph...as opposed to Earth at about 1,000mph. It completes a rotation in about 10 hours. With a monochrome webcam, the three RGB sequences have to be close together otherwise the final images won't line up properly due to that fast rotation.
Jupiter Rotation. First image
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Jupiter Rotation. Second image
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Jupiter Rotation Third image
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Feb 20, 2015 03:28:15 #
northcoast42 wrote:
... If you download them into a separate folder, click on the first one then forward through the three frames, you'll see just how fast Jupiter rotates in that time. ....
You can make a GIF of it here http://makeagif.com
Feb 20, 2015 04:13:08 #
northcoast42
Loc: Puget Sound, Washington
St3v3M wrote:
Thanks for the info St3v3M. I can make the .gif but posting it is a problem.You can make a GIF of it here http://makeagif.com
Feb 20, 2015 04:22:48 #
northcoast42 wrote:
Thanks for the info St3v3M. I can make the .gif but posting it is a problem.
Enjoy!
Feb 20, 2015 19:40:21 #
Feb 20, 2015 23:02:21 #
northcoast42
Loc: Puget Sound, Washington
guts wrote:
That's a great set,Thanks for showing them.
Thanks guts. I appreciate your comments.
Feb 21, 2015 09:08:41 #
dlmorris
Loc: Loma Linda, Ca
Nice detail! You can easily see the difference between the three images.
Feb 21, 2015 17:42:06 #
northcoast42 wrote:
I took these images a couple of nights ago (17 Feb... (show quote)
You never cease to amaze me NothCoast and I always learn something from your posts.
Craig
Feb 23, 2015 16:01:07 #
northcoast42
Loc: Puget Sound, Washington
Thanks Craig. I very much appreciate your kind remarks. Glad my posts are informative. The universe is a pretty amazing place!
CraigFair wrote:
You never cease to amaze me NothCoast and I always learn something from your posts.
Craig
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