Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2019 August 7
    [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
                        resolution version available.

                     Jupiter Engulfed and the Milky Way
               Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Mohammad S. Hayati

   Explanation: This is a good month to see Jupiter. To find [4]our Solar
   System's largest planet in your sky, look toward the southeast just
   after sunset -- [5]Jupiter should be the brightest object in that part
   of the sky. If you have a binoculars or a small telescope, you should
   be able to [6]see Jupiter's four brightest [7]moons right nearby, and
   possibly some cloud bands. The featured image was taken about a month
   ago from the [8]Persian Gulf. The image shows Jupiter just to the right
   of the nearly vertical band of the central disk of our [9]Milky Way
   Galaxy. The unnamed rock formations appear in projection like the jaws
   of a giant monster ready to engulf the Jovian giant. When you [10]see
   Jupiter, it may be interesting to know that NASA's robotic [11]Juno
   [12]spacecraft is simultaneously [13]visiting and studying the
   [14]giant planet. Saturn is also visible this month, and although it is
   [15]nearby to Jupiter, it is not as bright.

                        Tomorrow's picture: sol 2440
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    Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell
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References

   1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1908/JawsJupiter_Hayati_4181.jpg
   3. mailto: mohammad .dot. s .dot. hayati @at@ gmail .dot. com
   4. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/our-solar-system/in-depth/
   5. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter/overview/
   6. https://youtu.be/RmqCQpyBISI
   7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160710.html
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf
   9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy/
  10. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/
  11. https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/
  12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_(spacecraft)
  13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190205.html
  14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190508.html
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  22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss
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  24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html
  25. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=190807
  26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190808.html
  27. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
  28. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/
  29. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html
  30. http://www.astro.umd.edu/
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  33. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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