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Jupiter and Uranus at 9 pm PDT on 2 October 2010 |
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| Jupiter and Uranus at 10 pm PDT on 4 October 2010 |
I shared a nice photo of Jupiter (and Uranus) from a few nights ago. I took another photo of the same area of sky last night. I have rotated both so that west is to the right and both have the same scale. It is quite obvious that Jupiter over the course of just two nights has moved closer to the 5.45-mag star on the right (20 Pisces). The length of the stellar stripes is very closer to 450 arcseconds (because Jupiter is along the celestial equator now), so you can figure out how far is has moved. It also has moved north a bit following the ecliptic. Less obvious is that the stripe at the top of the image has also moved west a bit too, so my claim that it is Uranus seems to hold water! Unfortunately, it was a bit cloudy and I shook the tripod at the beginning of the exposure, so the second photo isn't as nice. I try again soon.
Of course, none of this is surprising except for the fact that one could do so well with such simple equipment.
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