Jupiter viewed through a 200mm diameter Newtonian telescope with a focal length of 1000. The experience of a lifetime.
Jupiter is on its way to becoming the undisputed king of the sky at this time. At the moment, it rises before 10 pm and sails the celestial oceans late at night, but little by little we will be able to admire it even at less forbidden times. This is what it looks like through Tommaso Nicolò’s telescope, a Newtonian with a diameter of 200 mm and a focal length of 1000 mm. An extraordinary video presentation, to say the least:
This is the “entry level” telescope we recommend: Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Related to this book.
Some information about the king of planets
Jupiter It is the largest of the eight planets in the solar system. Its mass is twice that of all the other planets combined. It is a Gas giant: It is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium with a rocky core probably composed primarily of carbon and silicates.
Jupiter’s atmosphere
Jupiter’s atmosphere contains many active phenomena: unstable bands, storms (caused by convective movements of moist air in its atmosphere), hurricanes, anticyclones, and lightning. It has 79 natural satellites, of which the four Galilean moons are the most important: Io, Europa, Callisto and GanymedeIt also has a ring system discovered by the probe in 1979. Voyager 1 After those of Saturn and Uranus: they are composed mainly of dust, probably silicates.
Juno probe gives us breathtaking images
The probe Juno NASA’s spacecraft, launched in August 2011 and arriving in the Jovian system in July 2016, is getting to know Jupiter like never before. The main objectives are to:
- Structural properties and dynamics of planetary systems through mass and core measurements;
- Study of gravitational and magnetic fields.
- In-depth analysis of Jupiter’s atmosphere.
- Study of the poles and especially the three-dimensional structure of the magnetosphere.
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