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. 2022 October 25 IFRAME: [2]https://www.youtube.com/embed/juloL5WeLrc?rel=0 Jupiter Rotates as Moons Orbit Video Credit & Copyright: [3]Makrem Larnaout Explanation: Jupiter and its moons move like our Sun and its planets. Similarly, [4]Jupiter spins while [5]its moons circle around. [6]Jupiter's rotation can be observed by tracking circulating [7]dark belts and light zones. The [8]Great Red Spot, the largest storm known, rotates to become visible after about 15 seconds in the 48-second time lapse video. [9]The video is a compilation of shorts taken over several nights last month and combined into a digital recreation of how 24-continuous hours would appear. [10]Jupiter's brightest moons always orbit in the plane of the planet's rotation, even as Earth's spin makes the whole system appear to [11]tilt. The moons [12]Europa, [13]Ganymede, and [14]Io are [15]all visible, with Europa's [16]shadow appearing as the icy [17]Galilean moon crosses Jupiter's disk. Jupiter remains [18]near opposition this month, meaning that it is unusually bright, near to its closest to the Earth, and visible nearly all night long. Almost Hyperspace: [19]Random APOD Generator Tomorrow's picture: longer than a comet __________________________________________________________________ [20]< | [21]Archive | [22]Submissions | [23]Index | [24]Search | [25]Calendar | [26]RSS | [27]Education | [28]About APOD | [29]Discuss | [30]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [31]Robert Nemiroff ([32]MTU) & [33]Jerry Bonnell ([34]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [35]Specific rights apply. [36]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [37]ASD at [38]NASA / [39]GSFC, [40]NASA Science Activation & [41]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://www.youtube.com/embed/juloL5WeLrc?rel=0 3. https://www.instagram.com/makrem_larnaout/ 4. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter/in-depth/ 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Jupiter 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211026.html 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Jupiter#/media/File:Jupiter_cloud_bands.svg 8. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/jupiter-s-great-red-spot-a-swirling-mystery 9. https://youtu.be/8thpIjA8_VI 10. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/overview/ 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220911.html 12. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/europa/in-depth/ 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211011.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140330.html 15. https://livedoor.blogimg.jp/kijyo_ita/imgs/c/4/c4ce0df8.png 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220427.html 17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilean_moons 18. https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/2022/09/16/jupiter-to-reach-opposition-closet-approach-to-earth-in-70-years/ 19. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/random_apod.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221024.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 24. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 29. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=221025 30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221026.html 31. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 32. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 33. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 34. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 35. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 36. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 37. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 38. https://www.nasa.gov/ 39. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 40. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 41. http://www.mtu.edu/