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Jupiter Rising: If only our earthly cameras would evolve until they could bring UFOs into focus
byVanderleunonAugust 24, 2022
Jupiter Rising by Alexis Birkill
Photograph of Jupiter’s enormous Great Red Spot in 1879 from Agnes Clerke’s Book “A History of Astronomy in the 19th Century”. Captured by Andrew Ainslie Common in Ealing, London on 3 September 1879 using a 36″ reflector, this was the first clear photograph of another planet.
Captured on July 27, the 2022 infrared images — artificially colored to make specific features stand out — show fine filigree along the edges of the colored bands and around the Great Red Spot and also provide an unprecedented view of the auroras over the north and south poles.
One wide-field image presents a unique lineup of the planet, its faint rings and two of Jupiter’s smaller satellites — Amalthea and Adrastea — against a background of galaxies.
“We’ve never seen Jupiter like this. It’s all quite incredible,” said planetary astronomer Imke de Pater, professor emerita of the University of California, Berkeley, who led the scientific observations of the planet with Thierry Fouchet, a professor at the Paris Observatory. “We hadn’t really expected it to be this good, to be honest. It’s really remarkable that we can see details on Jupiter together with its rings, tiny satellites and even galaxies in one image.”
Jupiter Color Composite: This false-color composite image of Jupiter was obtained with James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument on July 27, 2022. Several exposures in three different filters were assembled to create this mosaic, after being corrected for the rotation of the planet. The combination of filters yields an image whose colors denote the height of the clouds and the intensity of auroral emissions. The F360M filter (mapped to the red-orange colors) is sensitive to light reflected from the lower clouds and upper hazes. The red features in the polar regions are auroral emissions, caused by ions excited through collisions with charged particles at altitudes up to 1000 km above the cloud level. Auroral emission in red is evident in the northern and southern polar regions and reaches high above the limb of the planet. In the F212N filter (mapped to yellow-green colors), the gaseous methane in Jupiter’s atmosphere absorbs light; the greenish areas around the polar regions come from stratospheric hazes 100-200 km above the cloud level. The stratospheric haze that appears green in this composite is also concentrated in the polar regions, but extends down to equatorial latitudes and can also be seen along the limbs (edges) of the planet. The cyan channel holds the F150W2 filter, which is primarily sensitive to reflected light from Jupiter’s deeper main cloud level at about one bar. The Great Red Spot, the hazy equatorial region and myriad small storm systems appear white (or reddish-white) in this false-color image. Regions with little cloud cover appear as dark ribbons north of the equatorial region. Some dark regions — for example, those next to the Great Red Spot and in cyclonic features in the southern hemisphere — are also dark-colored when observed in visible wavelengths.
Jupiter System: This false-color composite image of Jupiter was obtained with James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument on July 27, 2022. A combination of short and long exposures in F212N (mapped to an orange color) and F335M (mapped to cyan) show Jupiter’s rings and some of its small satellites together with background galaxies. Amalthea (~250 x 150 km across) and tiny Adrastea (~20 km across) are visible in this image. The diffraction pattern created by the bright auroras, as well as the moon Io (just off to the left, not visible in the image), form a complex background of scattered light around Jupiter.
This is the first time I’ve seen the picture from 1879, thanks!
PA CatAugust 24, 2022, 10:38 AM
Hard to believe that Gustav Holst composed Jupiter’s theme music (“Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity”) in 1917, over a century ago during WWI. Here is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s version:
Superb. I have several versions of Holst’s “The Planets”, my favorite being that interpreted by Georg Solti. His version of “Mars, the Bringer of War” brings to mind the horrors of trench warfare in World War I. The version by Charles Dutoit is also good.
Walter SobchakAugust 24, 2022, 11:48 AM
“If only our earthly cameras would evolve until they could bring UFOs into focus”
Higher priorities:
Until they could bring our hearts into focus
Until they could bring our place in God’s creation into focus.
Until they could bring the face of God into focus.
@PA Cat @Mike Austin: thanks for that. My son and his bride used Jupiter as their march music at their wedding.
KerryAugust 24, 2022, 4:17 PM
The photo is magnificent. Thank you for posting it, because I would not have searched for it on my own.
Ray Van DuneAugust 24, 2022, 5:19 PM
Holszt’s “Jupiter” is often misplayed in a “Battle Hymn” style similar to his “Mars”, whereas it was originally scored in a ??? “Honky-tonk” style, suggesting “jollity”. I like the misplayed style better!
Ray Van DuneAugust 24, 2022, 5:28 PM
In the Chicago Symphony’s version linked above, the melody starting at about 3:00 is played in a slow and grandiose style, completely differing from the “jolly” style of the original.
Richard G.August 25, 2022, 10:45 PM
Jupiter rising
Treading midnight ground in the Darling down
West of Queensland’s dividing range
With only nature’s light to find our way
Under the dark and star filled southern sky
The moon glow dust lit two track road
gleaming dimly in the blackened scrub
The westering moon sets beyond the low horizon
Stars swarm brightly across the darkened Astral orb
Our faint shadows still lie before us
Across the gloaming, gleaming track before us
causing backward glances
As to source
Hearken
Jupiter rising, ascending the throne
Attended by his courtesans
Io, Ganymede, and Europa,
Callisto carrying the train
As they
Casting shadows
Now
Dimly light the way
Homeward
Through the chill night air
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Jupiter Color Composite: This false-color composite image of Jupiter was obtained with James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument on July 27, 2022. Several exposures in three different filters were assembled to create this mosaic, after being corrected for the rotation of the planet. The combination of filters yields an image whose colors denote the height of the clouds and the intensity of auroral emissions. The F360M filter (mapped to the red-orange colors) is sensitive to light reflected from the lower clouds and upper hazes. The red features in the polar regions are auroral emissions, caused by ions excited through collisions with charged particles at altitudes up to 1000 km above the cloud level. Auroral emission in red is evident in the northern and southern polar regions and reaches high above the limb of the planet. In the F212N filter (mapped to yellow-green colors), the gaseous methane in Jupiter’s atmosphere absorbs light; the greenish areas around the polar regions come from stratospheric hazes 100-200 km above the cloud level. The stratospheric haze that appears green in this composite is also concentrated in the polar regions, but extends down to equatorial latitudes and can also be seen along the limbs (edges) of the planet. The cyan channel holds the F150W2 filter, which is primarily sensitive to reflected light from Jupiter’s deeper main cloud level at about one bar. The Great Red Spot, the hazy equatorial region and myriad small storm systems appear white (or reddish-white) in this false-color image. Regions with little cloud cover appear as dark ribbons north of the equatorial region. Some dark regions — for example, those next to the Great Red Spot and in cyclonic features in the southern hemisphere — are also dark-colored when observed in visible wavelengths.
Jupiter System: This false-color composite image of Jupiter was obtained with James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument on July 27, 2022. A combination of short and long exposures in F212N (mapped to an orange color) and F335M (mapped to cyan) show Jupiter’s rings and some of its small satellites together with background galaxies. Amalthea (~250 x 150 km across) and tiny Adrastea (~20 km across) are visible in this image. The diffraction pattern created by the bright auroras, as well as the moon Io (just off to the left, not visible in the image), form a complex background of scattered light around Jupiter.
Gerard Van der Leun
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This is the first time I’ve seen the picture from 1879, thanks!
Hard to believe that Gustav Holst composed Jupiter’s theme music (“Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity”) in 1917, over a century ago during WWI. Here is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W-o5Y_GunU&ab_channel=ChicagoSymphonyOrchestra-Topic
Superb. I have several versions of Holst’s “The Planets”, my favorite being that interpreted by Georg Solti. His version of “Mars, the Bringer of War” brings to mind the horrors of trench warfare in World War I. The version by Charles Dutoit is also good.
“If only our earthly cameras would evolve until they could bring UFOs into focus”
Higher priorities:
Until they could bring our hearts into focus
Until they could bring our place in God’s creation into focus.
Until they could bring the face of God into focus.
“The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through”
Edna St.Vincient Millay
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55993/renascence
@PA Cat @Mike Austin: thanks for that. My son and his bride used Jupiter as their march music at their wedding.
The photo is magnificent. Thank you for posting it, because I would not have searched for it on my own.
Holszt’s “Jupiter” is often misplayed in a “Battle Hymn” style similar to his “Mars”, whereas it was originally scored in a ??? “Honky-tonk” style, suggesting “jollity”. I like the misplayed style better!
In the Chicago Symphony’s version linked above, the melody starting at about 3:00 is played in a slow and grandiose style, completely differing from the “jolly” style of the original.
Jupiter rising
Treading midnight ground in the Darling down
West of Queensland’s dividing range
With only nature’s light to find our way
Under the dark and star filled southern sky
The moon glow dust lit two track road
gleaming dimly in the blackened scrub
The westering moon sets beyond the low horizon
Stars swarm brightly across the darkened Astral orb
Our faint shadows still lie before us
Across the gloaming, gleaming track before us
causing backward glances
As to source
Hearken
Jupiter rising, ascending the throne
Attended by his courtesans
Io, Ganymede, and Europa,
Callisto carrying the train
As they
Casting shadows
Now
Dimly light the way
Homeward
Through the chill night air
Beautiful. Very very nice.