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                              2023 November 24

                       Stereo Jupiter near Opposition
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi

   Explanation: Jupiter looks sharp in these two rooftop telescope images.
   Both were captured on November 17 from Singapore, planet Earth, about
   two weeks after Jupiter's 2023 opposition. Climbing high in midnight
   skies the giant planet was a mere 33.4 light-minutes from Singapore.
   That's about 4 astronomical units away. Jupiter's planet girdling dark
   belts and light zones are visible in remarkable detail, along with the
   giant world's whitish oval vortices. Its signature Great Red Spot is
   still prominent in the south. Jupiter rotates rapidly on its axis once
   every 10 hours. So, based on video frames taken only 15 minutes apart,
   these images form a stereo pair. Look at the center of the pair and
   cross your eyes until the separate images come together to see the
   Solar System's ruling gas giant in 3D.

                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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