[ad_1] Ken Kopczynski, the guy from heaven Published 16:32. AND July 26, 2018 On April 3, 2017, NASA shows an image of the planet Jupiter: a team of astronomers reports the recent discovery of a dozen new moons around the planet giant gas, bringing to 79 the number of moons to Jupiter. When I do astronomy on the sidewalk and Jupiter is visible, you can usually see the four Galilean moons of Jupiter, any small telescope, and even a good pair. Many people will ask me, "How many moons does Jupiter have?" I had a habit of answering 67 but now I must say 79. [19659008] Recently, scientists searching for distant planets in the solar system were observing objects visually close to Jupiter. A press release from the team led by Scott S. Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution of Science explained: "Jupiter was right in the sky near the research fields where we were looking for extremely distant solar system objects, So we were fortunately able to search for new moons around Jupiter while searching for planets on the periphery of our solar system. " buy photo The Sky Guy Ken Kopczynski. Ken Kopczynski, a member of the Tallahassee Astronomical Society. (Photo: Mark Wallheiser / Democrat) Two of the new moons orbit around Jupiter in the same direction and at the same place that inner moons. Nine of the new moons are moving further in the opposite direction. One of the new moons orbits in the same direction as the inner moons but orbits with the outer moons. Sheppard says: "Our other discovery is a real eccentric ball and has an orbit like no other known Jovian moon.It is probably the smallest known moon of Jupiter, having less than one kilometer in diameter. ... it's an unstable situation.Front collisions would break down quickly and would reduce the objects to dust. " Morning sky : Mercury appears little to the east at the beginning of August Evening sky : From west to east after sunset: Venus still dominates the western sky just after sunset. It takes about 10 hours You can not If you travel east, you arrive at Jupiter midway between the south and the west, followed by the gaseous giant Saturn, almost directly to the south and just above the sea. Sagittarius "teapot." Last is Mars just above the southeast, bright and red. 4th: The Tallahassee Astronomical Society Planetarium Show ($ 1 donation requested) at the Downtown Digital Dome Theater and Planetarium at the Challenger Learning Center (not recommended for children under 5). The doors close at 10 am sharp, so go to 9:45. Places are limited. "July Skies on Tallahassee" will be repeated at 11:00 for a reduced planetarium price of $ 3 for kids or adults and free for Challenger members. 6th : Moon near the star cluster Hyades in Taurus Bull. 12-13th: Perseid meteor shower at the end of the night - early morning. You can see meteors a few days before and after the peak 14th : Moon above Venus to the west at sunset 16th : Jupiter near the bright star Alpha Librae with Moon on his right. 20th: The Monthly Meeting of the CAS at the Challenger Learning Center begins at 6:30 pm. Moon to the right of Saturn 21st: Moon to the left of Saturn 22n d: Moon to the right of Mars. 23rd: Moon to the left of Mars 31st : Venus near the brilliant star Spica in the virgin Virgin Check the calendar of events from TAS on www.stargazers.org. [19659033] Ken Kopczynski is president of the Tallahassee Astronomical Society, a local group of amateur astronomers. Read or Share this Story: https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/home-garden/2018/07/ 26 / jupiters-many-moons-continue-surprise / 840265002 / [ad_2] Source link
