Jupiter Rotation by Anthony Wesley

Amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley of Australia recently captured this image of Jupiter’s rotation. Anthony Wesley was one of two people that captured the recent impact on Jupiter. With that high quality video, it leads me to ask: What is the difference between an amateur and a professional astronomer these days?

via : Birds Astronomy Site

This story written by Paul Adams

Paul Adams manages an award-winning team for a federal high performance computing facility where he has worked for 15 years. He loves getting his hands on the latest visualization and computer hardware, astronomy, aerospace engineering, working with the poor, and ringing cowbells.

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