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Jupiter is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is the second brightest planet after Venus, but his light is more yellowish than hers and his motion is slower which is why he was considered more majestetic and regarded as "king planet" by many cultures. |
Jupiter is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is the second brightest planet after Venus, but his light is more yellowish than hers and his motion is slower which is why he was considered more majestetic and regarded as "king planet" by many cultures. |
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== Images of Jupiter == |
=== Images of Jupiter === |
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300px-Jupiter_in_Leo2016.JPG|Jupiter in Leo, seen in the Austrian Alp Mountains (SMH 2016). |
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JupiMarsConj 20240814 064841 b.jpg |Close Conjunction of Jupiter (brighter) and Mars (reddish) under Orion (upper right), seen from Cape Town (SMH 2024) |
JupiMarsConj 20240814 064841 b.jpg |Close Conjunction of Jupiter (brighter) and Mars (reddish) under Orion (upper right), seen from Cape Town (SMH 2024) |
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MarsJupi conj20240814 065104.jpg|Closest Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in 2024 (Cape Town, SMH). |
MarsJupi conj20240814 065104.jpg|Closest Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in 2024 (Cape Town, SMH). |
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Revision as of 22:30, 21 February 2025
Jupiter is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is the second brightest planet after Venus, but his light is more yellowish than hers and his motion is slower which is why he was considered more majestetic and regarded as "king planet" by many cultures.
Images of Jupiter
- 300px-Jupiter in Leo2016.JPG
Jupiter in Leo, seen in the Austrian Alp Mountains (SMH 2016).
Close Conjunction of Jupiter (brighter) and Mars (reddish) under Orion (upper right), seen from Cape Town (SMH 2024)
Closest Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in 2024 (Cape Town, SMH).
Jupiter, Mars and Pleiades at Dawn (SMH 2024).
Jupiter, Mars, Pleiaden in a slightly cloudy morning twilight (SMH 2024).
Jupiter at Dusk, slightly cloudy, still visible (bright). (SMH 2025)
Jupiter in Taurus, north of the Hyades & east of the Pleiades (SMH, in early 2025).
