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- heysuburbia, on 07/25/2008, -0/+47Jupiter Fun Facts:
- Jupiter gives off more energy than it receives from the Sun.
- Jupiter is heavier than all the other planets put together.
- It is big enough to fit 1000 Earths inside it.
- The temperature in the cloud tops of Jupiter is about -230 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Jupiter has a ring around it. - RapidEye, on 07/25/2008, -1/+35I was actually looking at Jupiter last night in my 10" F/5 Dob - you don't need Hubble to get amazing views of this planet! I saw The Great Red Spot and Europa and its shadow cross the face of the planet - I was watching a solar eclipse happen on another planet!
Just get out in your backyard and with less than $250 in gear you too can see these amazing sites!!! - thatsgoodkarma, on 07/25/2008, -2/+28It's hard to image all the stuff that we still have yet to discover in our own back yard.
- Eavesdropping, on 07/25/2008, -1/+17These spectacular photos remind me that we are part of something bigger, that we may not be as important as we think we are, thankfully.
- niko7865, on 07/25/2008, -0/+14ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE.
- MiddleOfNowhere, on 07/25/2008, -0/+12These pictures make me speechless.
It boggles the mind that as a species, we can't seem get our ***** together on this planet, while dedicated teams of scientists manage to send probes over millions of miles, which capture and send back these wonderful images and piles of data - which even may lead us to the discovery of extraterrestrial life.
We have so much to learn and do in space, yet most of our time on earth seems to be spent hating others for their opinions, beliefs and skin color. What will future generations have to say about us - the cavemen and Houston?
I will totally watch "Contact" or "Starman" now. Or both, just to be safe. - DoscoJones, on 07/25/2008, -0/+12Amazing sights, too.
- kolyana, on 07/25/2008, -0/+11In a mountain of growing poo that is infesting DIGG nowadays, it's a welcome relief to find such beautiful and majestic pictures and a whole slew of fellow diggers who truly appreciate this beauty. Great sight and spectacular images!
- kingmanic, on 07/25/2008, -0/+10- The great red spot (a massive cyclone) is larger than earth.
- DeskFlyer, on 07/25/2008, -3/+10its
- Totz83, on 07/25/2008, -0/+7Neptune recieves less energy from the Sun than Jupiter and its winds reach up to 1,500 miles per hour (2,400 km per hour). Now thats nuts
Awesome pics btw - Kristijan12, on 07/25/2008, -0/+5Its Europa, but good one.
- mamboboy, on 07/25/2008, -1/+6And those very same facts also apply to Goatse
- phoZoN, on 07/25/2008, -2/+7Beautiful pictures.
- kingmanic, on 07/25/2008, -0/+5I think you'll have problems other then distance and time if your walking on that supergiant star.
- Nubli, on 07/25/2008, -0/+5That would mean "it is moons" which isn't even English.
- inactive, on 07/25/2008, -0/+5- Wind speed inside the great red spot can reach up to 300mph....
- mamboboy, on 07/25/2008, -0/+5I'm moving to Europa
- RogerStrong, on 07/26/2008, -0/+4People routinely experience far more than 2.5G. Shuttle launches and fighter jets for example. (I was just surprised to find out that some roller coasters go up to 6G.)
You'd certainly have trouble walking in 2.5G (and a fall would be dangerous), but you could do it.
Of course, Jupiter is a gas giant. Short of beign in a dirigible in the clouds, there is no surface to walk on. - boomerang42, on 07/25/2008, -0/+4BUT CAN IT RUN CRYSIS?
If you are looking for a large celestial body, check out VY Canis Majoris.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VY_Canis_Majoris
Can you say, "it would take 650,000 years to walk around it's surface"? - DRGinLBC, on 07/25/2008, -0/+4Even through the Los Angeles smog??? I can't even remember the last time I saw more than 4 stars.
- TobiasParker, on 07/26/2008, -0/+3That's no moon.
- jordn, on 07/25/2008, -0/+3-It takes Jupiter just over 11 years to orbit the Sun. However, it has the fastest on-axis rotation out of all the planets in the solar system; with a day on Jupiter lasting just under 10 hours.
-The gravity on Jupiter is more than 2.5 times of that found on Earth. Put simply, you would be crushed like a snail under a size 12 boot. - bj00rn, on 07/25/2008, -0/+3This is one of the few times on digg that the word "amazing" could be used in the headline. Amazing stuff. THANK YOU for posting it.
- kingmanic, on 07/25/2008, -0/+3Every time I look at pictures like these it makes me wish I was born 400 years later so I can go on vacation in a cruise ship and look at these alien vistas. The universe is so beautiful dangerous. Just imagine looking down on those raging storms or having some vessel that could sink into that thick atmosphere and look out into the rolling ammonia clouds. damn. We may never get there but I wish we could.
- 3drage, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2Pictures like this always take my breath away.
- Kristijan12, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2Would like to live long enough to travel there.
- inactive, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2Wow...too bad i live in a city and there is no way I can see what you saw.
- GRAVEWiSH, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2failed dude
- fant0m, on 07/25/2008, -1/+3Makes ya kinda feel small doesn't it?
- OpenLaszlo, on 07/25/2008, -2/+4The wonders of satellite imaging technology. Just amazing.
- themastersb, on 07/26/2008, -0/+2I find it hard to believe that we still havent discovered much about the Oceans of our planet.
- thatsgoodkarma, on 08/05/2008, -0/+2No. A lot of scientists even think it could have been a star.
- KaiUno, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2Speechless for you means "wall of text"?
All kidding aside, I totally agree with you. But somehow I don't think finding extraterrestrial life will be the great unifier. At most we'll find bacteria in our back yard. It'll prove life is probably teeming all over the universe, but it won't make the distances any smaller.
Enjoy the dreams though. I watched both of those in the last two months myself. - YinofYang, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2It's so incredible to be able to see as much as we're seeing in these pictures. It's also amazing, given the fact that only so many years ago, this was the stuff of fantasies. I love 'em!
- dannythepan, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2Io is volcanically active not in the same sense that Earth is.. it is because it is in a tug of war between jupiter's gravity and other moon gravity and the pulling and contracting of the rock creates the right temp for molten rock to spew out.
many of jupiter's moons have a slight magnetic field which could mean water was once there because water is one of the most common electric conductors - diggimator, on 07/26/2008, -0/+2Would have been perfect for desktop wallpaper had the resolution been higher. :-(
- selmer, on 07/25/2008, -1/+3MUST, BE, FIRST, TIME, EVER, ON, INTERNET
- jgoodstein, on 07/25/2008, -1/+3anyone got background size copies of these?
- topbob, on 07/25/2008, -1/+3I know, I haven't weeded in months, perhaps years.
- HisTumness, on 07/26/2008, -0/+1I came here just to see how many comments there would be before somebody made this incredibly lame and obvious joke. The answer is apparently three.
- novenator, on 07/26/2008, -0/+1Thanks for the awesome collection. I always keep my eyes open for beautiful planetary photos like this, but high res ones are surprising hard to find. The animated GIF with the clouds in motion left me speechless.
- thegrantman, on 07/26/2008, -0/+1If this doesn't stir your imagination nothing will.
- bbart3d, on 07/25/2008, -1/+2Jupiterrific!
- RapidEye, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Not true - my 4.5" Dob was $200 and gives AWESOME views of Jupiter, Saturn, and many DSO's, including most of the Messier list. A Quality 10" dob can be found for under $400 used and $500 new. Its my eyepieces that are expensive =-)
And for the city dwellers...
Light pollution screws up Deep Sky Objects (nebula, clusters, and galaxies) and Comets; however, it does not substantially impact views of the moon and planets. Jupiter and Saturn and their moons are all easily visible and amazing to see even from the middle of Dodger stadium - and yes, even through my $200 4.5" Dob! - GTPro, on 07/26/2008, -0/+1I still can't get over the fact that Europa looks just like one massive spherical ice-skating rink. Inter-Earth holidays here I come.
- dchoward1977, on 07/25/2008, -0/+1Simply amazing...there's just no other words...
- Totz83, on 07/26/2008, -0/+1Stop that!
- robev, on 07/26/2008, -0/+1Woah this website just taught me an amazing fact!
Io is about 2.5 Jupiter-diameters away from Jupiter....thats freakin far. - AfrikaKorps, on 07/25/2008, -0/+1Its pictures like these that made me want to go into space and become an astronaut.
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