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Jupiter appears as a bright white object in the night sky that slowly moves along the ecliptic, taking twelve years to circle the sky once. It's the most changeable planet visible in a telescope, displaying a constantly varying cloudscape as it rotates in less than ten hours. Jupiter's rapid rotation smears its brown cloud features into east-west stripes paralleling the equator. There are also stripes of light coloured zones. The most famous of its features is the great red spot. It is oval and measures approximately 40,000km long by 14,000km wide. There are other spots that can be seen, some look brown and some look white but these features do not stay in the same place for long. If you are after more resources on this subject check out your local library (Dewey number 520).

Source- Astronomy- A guide to the night sky by Robert Burnham, Alan Dyer and Jeff Kanipe

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Do you sometimes see a crescent in Jupiter?

Yes, the crescent-shaped appearance of Jupiter is due to its phases as it orbits the Sun. When Jupiter is in crescent phase as seen from Earth, it means that the side facing the Sun is mostly illuminated while the opposite side is in shadow.


How can Jupiter be seen from earth when and were?

That's because Jupiter is made out of gases, it can be seen every 1000 years, last time was 2006.


How large is Jupiter seen from Saturn?

From my calculations the distance from Saturn to Jupiter is nearly the same distance it is from Earth to Jupiter. Give or take 50 million miles or so the view of Jupiter from Saturn would be about the same as our view here is on Earth. Good question!!


Can the red spot on Jupiter be seen without a telescope?

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is not visible to the naked eye from Earth. It requires a telescope to be seen clearly, as it is a massive storm located in Jupiter's atmosphere. While Jupiter itself can be seen without a telescope, the details of the Great Red Spot and other features become discernible only through telescopic observation.


Which objects cannot transit the Sun as seen from Jupiter?

Objects that cannot transit the Sun as seen from Jupiter are those that are orbiting closer to the Sun than Jupiter itself. This includes objects in orbits closer to the Sun than Jupiter's orbit, such as Mercury, Venus, and Earth. The relative alignment of these planets with Jupiter and the Sun makes it impossible for them to be seen transiting the Sun from Jupiter's perspective.

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Is Mars the only planet you can see from earth with your eyes?

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