Change in the Appearance of Jupiter, South dark belt missing |
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Change in the Appearance of Jupiter, South dark belt missing |
 May 13 2010, 11:03 PM
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 This is pretty amazing.http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/jupiter/index.live
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May 14 2010, 12:25 AM
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May 14 2010, 12:28 AM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I've heard that this is apparently at least a quasi-periodic phenomenon, but can't locate any reputable references to support that.
Regardless, yet more evidence that Jupiter is a very dynamic world. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 14 2010, 01:51 AM
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Readers of The Planetary Society Blog were not left out. Emily says, "...apparently, this is an event that happens rather more frequently than the Saturnian equinox, once every 3 to 15 years."
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May 14 2010, 02:01 AM
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Next we are going to hear that Jupiter's pants fell down. No pictures please.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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May 14 2010, 02:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
No worries!
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May 14 2010, 03:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 890 Joined: 18-November 08 Member No.: 4489 |
no but this
" it's shrinking ..." [attachment=21642:1.png] [attachment=21643:2.png] [attachment=21644:3.png] [attachment=21645:4.png] |
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May 14 2010, 04:07 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
You guys are just plain sick & wrong...
 
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 14 2010, 04:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 890 Joined: 18-November 08 Member No.: 4489 |
sick???
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May 14 2010, 06:09 AM
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It isn't shrinking...okay Jupiter lost a few pounds and its old belt no longer fit. My understanding is that Europa is knitting Jupiter a new one. It should be done in a few months.
For a nice series of before, during, and after shots, check out the Jupiter images from the first couple of months of this year: http://alpo-j.asahikawa-med.ac.jp/Latest/J...9Apparition.htm -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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May 14 2010, 08:22 AM
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QUOTE (Hungry4info @ May 14 2010, 12:03 AM)  It looks a bit like the Pioneer 10 images of Jupiter. Although in the Pioneer images, the red spot is HUGE. |
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May 14 2010, 01:57 PM
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A quick comparison with the Pioneer 10 view of Jupiter:
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May 15 2010, 03:36 AM
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QUOTE It isn't shrinking...okay Jupiter lost a few pounds ... my understanding is that the higher light colored clouds are just covering it up , and this happens every now and then . |
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May 15 2010, 04:03 AM
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The very deep solar minimum we are experiencing may be a correlation to the missing band.
It may be interesting to compare the last 50 years of Jupiter banding to solar input (at Jupiter's distance) as well as the solar magnetic field out there (i.e. cosmic ray bombardment as a function of magnetic fields). Another lead may be the inputs of past Coronal Mass Ejections out to Jupiter's neighborhood). The current solar cycle is projected to last a slow-pokey 13+ years compared to the nominal 11 years. A new Dalton-like Minimum may be in the works...could Jupiter's atmosphere respond that quickly? Cheers -------------------- CLA CLL
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May 16 2010, 09:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1276 Joined: 25-November 04 Member No.: 114 |
Ian R I like the comparison you did. I was thinking the same thing when I first saw the images.
The great red spot looks different. |
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