Astronomy Picture of the Day · May 23, 2017

Approaching Jupiter

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 23, 2017 is “Approaching Jupiter,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Video Composition & Copyright: Peter Rosn et al.; Music: The Awakening by Clemens Ruh). The original explanation runs about 147 words.

From the explanation

“What would it look like to approach Jupiter? To help answer this, a team of 91 amateur astrophotographers took over 1,000 pictures of Jupiter from the Earth with the resulting images aligned and digitally merged into the featured time-lapse video.”

— APOD editors, May 23, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: May 23, 2017
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Video Composition & Copyright: Peter Rosn et al.; Music: The Awakening by Clemens Ruh
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 147 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 23, 2017 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2017-may-23-approaching-jupiter

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