What is it like to get close to Jupiter?
In this NASA video a robotic spacecraft called Juno makes its sixteenth fly-by (Perijove) since arriving in mid-2016. Its closest approach is almost dizzying. I feel better when the spacecraft zooms away and we see the swirling clouds.
Did you notice that Jupiter is on the sound track, too? The fourth movement of Gustav Holst’s The Planets is called Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity. Listen to the entire majestic movement here.
This video was featured on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day on 5 February 2019.
Just wondering if the falcon nests will be videoed this year (2019). I enjoy them so much and hope they continue to be available.
thank you. Kay
Kay, here’s the peregrine news. Yes a camera is up. https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2019/02/06/peregrines-are-pairing-up/