I suppose I should continue my attempt to keep the sky above the political fray, but not this week.
I’m actually putting this together on Wednesday Nov. 6, because I’m moving back to the States on Friday/Saturday and will have limited access to the internet. And it’s the day after the election of the century, so I’m feeling that.
So, let’s start out with the Statue of Liberty nebula.
NGC3576 The Statue of liberty nebula by Mathew Russell (astroBin) https://t.co/lr4jLPNRdq pic.twitter.com/WsHUaU33dI
— Julio Maiz (@maiz_julio) November 4, 2024
One thing you may wonder is how a nebula gets named. The answer is that it gets named for where it is, like the Orion Nebula, or with something poetic like the Pillars of Creation, or because someone thinks it looks like something, like the Horsehead Nebula, or this thing, which looks like the Statue of Liberty if you squint and hold your mouth just right.
Now, in honor of Trump’s election, let’s run a few pictures of the King of the planets.
First, on our way to the visit.
The video was produced using data collected by the Juno spacecraft during its flyby of Jupiter.
— Black Hole (@konstructivizm) November 6, 2024
NASA pic.twitter.com/nFUAOun01J
It turns out that Jupiter, th Father of the Planets, is a protective father indeed. This video demonstrates how Jupiter protects Earth from the bombardment that seems to characterize the other inner planets.
It’s remarkable how effectively Jupiter safeguards the inner solar system. pic.twitter.com/Ml7HvCa9bt
— Black Hole (@konstructivizm) November 6, 2024
It’s big. Really big…Getting close…
NASA’s distant Juno probe, orbiting Jupiter hundreds of millions of miles away, has been swooping progressively closer to the Jovian moon Io — the most volcanically active world in our solar system. pic.twitter.com/PprG2Exxgu
— Mashable (@mashable) November 4, 2024
We’ll come in from the south, which gives us great views and avoids at least some of the radiation.
This stunning image of Jupiter's swirling southern polar region was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it approached the conclusion of its 10th flyby of the colossal planet. pic.twitter.com/vCAI5ANeDv
— Black Hole (@konstructivizm) November 6, 2024
I remember seeing Jupiter through the 24 inch elescope at CU-Boulder. It looks cool, colorful bands, the Galilean satellites, I even imagined I could see the Great Red Spot.
NASA’s Juno mission has a nice shot. Larger, but nice.
Stunning images captured by the Juno spacecraft during its flyby of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, courtesy of NASA pic.twitter.com/U8GjCWLATs
— Black Hole (@konstructivizm) November 6, 2024
But Juno sees something different.
High quality image of Jupiter captured by Juno pic.twitter.com/3bw7MTtjub
— Space (@redditSpaceView) June 2, 2022
Very different.
NASA's Juno Spacecraft Captures Stunningly Close Images of Jupiter pic.twitter.com/XaoUp2nGoy
— Black Hole (@konstructivizm) November 6, 2024
The official word from Steve the Vodkapundit is “Van Gogh on acid.”
NASA’s Juno dropped new image from Jupiter 😍 pic.twitter.com/Hn9ddNJl6s
— Science & Nature (@forsciencelover) November 6, 2024
While we’re here, let’s finish with new imagery of the collective minds of MSNBC and The View.
.@NASAJuno captured stunning close-up images of Io, one of Jupiter's moons, revealing a glass-smooth lake of cooling lava called Loki Patera. 1/
— Erika (@ExploreCosmos_) April 22, 2024
👉 https://t.co/aVc8QexKOA pic.twitter.com/cOHjIfbUZH
And that’s it for this week. Next week, we’ll look at some of the most amazing images of nebulae.
