The moon is being supported by Jupiter
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I love this ! Always been very interested in astronomy. We have had some very clear night skies recently, last night in particular. That photo of Jupiter and it's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto is phenomenal for a hand held shot ! 
My favourite Jupiter fact is that its mass is 1 thousandth that of the Sun but it is also 2.5 times the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined ! Get your head round that ! 
My favourite Jupiter fact is that its mass is 1 thousandth that of the Sun but it is also 2.5 times the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined ! Get your head round that ! patriot66 said:I love this ! Always been very interested in astronomy. We have had some very clear night skies recently, last night in particular. That photo of Jupiter and it's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto is phenomenal for a hand held shot !
I love facts like this, it's hard to comprehend really, crazy... :lol:
The Sun is so large planet Earth would fit 1.3 million times inside it....that's a big ol' ball of heat is that...
john-e89 said:patriot66 said:I love this ! Always been very interested in astronomy. We have had some very clear night skies recently, last night in particular. That photo of Jupiter and it's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto is phenomenal for a hand held shot !
I love facts like this, it's hard to comprehend really, crazy... :lol:
The Sun is so large planet Earth would fit 1.3 million times inside it....that's a big ol' ball of heat is that...
That it is ! The figures in these facts are truly astronomical !
patriot66 said:I love this ! Always been very interested in astronomy. We have had some very clear night skies recently, last night in particular. That photo of Jupiter and it's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto is phenomenal for a hand held shot !
Loving the fact sheet.
I was as surprised as any one that a £200 camera, in auto mode, could capture that shot. As you can guess I posted up the one that worked. Lucky I'm good at holding my breath too. :wink:patriot66 said:john-e89 said:patriot66 said:I love this ! Always been very interested in astronomy. We have had some very clear night skies recently, last night in particular. That photo of Jupiter and it's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto is phenomenal for a hand held shot !
I love facts like this, it's hard to comprehend really, crazy... :lol:
The Sun is so large planet Earth would fit 1.3 million times inside it....that's a big ol' ball of heat is that...
That it is ! The figures in these facts are truly astronomical !
Ok last one... :lol: This is the daddy....the biggest planet known is a red hyper giant called VY Canis Majoris, its circumference is 5.46 billion miles...
...it would take a passenger jet 1,100 years to fly round it once....I don't care what anybody says, that is as big as a big bag full of big things... :lol:
Only one reply to that John.john-e89 said:patriot66 said:john-e89 said:
That it is ! The figures in these facts are truly astronomical !
Ok last one... :lol: This is the daddy....the biggest planet known is a red hyper giant called VY Canis Majoris, its circumference is 5.46 billion miles...
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https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AUzgrtrRzK4/UoKY1loBP9I/AAAAAAAAGRc/iDjUDtqviSI/s1600/VY-Canis-Majoris.png
Big 'ol boy ain't he....
7 quadrillion Earths could fit inside. If earth was a golf ball it's height would be equivalent to Mount Everest, that's enough golf balls to cover the entire state of Texas 22 inches deep.
Big 'ol boy ain't he....
7 quadrillion Earths could fit inside. If earth was a golf ball it's height would be equivalent to Mount Everest, that's enough golf balls to cover the entire state of Texas 22 inches deep.
firebobby said:Look out now and you will see it, as long you don't have clouds
Thanks so much for posting this up and to the perfect clear still weather tonight. My lad turned up, totally unplanned. We grabbed the telescope from the loft and have just spent a great couple of hours out on the patio, observing Jupiter and it's moons, Wow better than photos in some book any day. Quality lad time. Just priceless.