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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
CONTEXT: Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction Observed at Radio Wavelengths
Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn seen in radio. pic.twitter.com/IQGCtx9vLe
— Dr Wladimir Lyra (@DrRRLyrae) December 21, 2020
At Jupiter, what you're seeing is a cross-section of the “plasma torus” around the planet formed by emissions from the moon Io. This outshines the planet at the 2 cm wavelength of the image.
Posted at December 22, 2020 11:59