Juno flyby Earth and Moon.

[Flooble]

Oh no, it is fitted with the same guidance computer as US smart bombs

[jmorgan]

Been away from NASA eyes, missed the fun. Not seen an iPad version of this?

[Eric Mc]

Flooble said:

Oh no, it is fitted with the same guidance computer as US smart bombs

As Jupiter is 300 times the mass of the earth, so a big enough target.

[jmorgan]

And it has a target painted on it.

[jbudgie]

jmorgan said:

And it has a target painted on it.

[Eric Mc]

Latest Sky at Night episode on Juno -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07k88x9/the-...

[jmorgan]

^^^^
Get that on catch up I think.

Meanwhile

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-juno-space...

From the link

Edited by jmorgan on Wednesday 13th July 07:07

[jmorgan]

Time to chuck this in as well seeing as its up and running
http://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html

[Nom de ploom]

any more images from Juno?

[Eric Mc]

It's on its way back in toward the planet now having reached its maximum distance on its first orbit on 21 July. I expect we shall see some pictures in a week or so.

[Nom de ploom]

anything new yet?

[Eric Mc]

The NASA Eye's site is the place to see where the spacecraft is.

It will actually be a few months before the craft's orbit is stabilised and it's ready to return some science.

[jmorgan]

Fingers crossed.....

[jmorgan]

Looking ok
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasas-juno-success...

[Eric Mc]

Some interesting pictures of the polar regions which have never been seen so clearly before -

[jmorgan]

Be interesting to see a time lapse, less motion?

[MiniMan64]

The difference at the poles is striking, very dynamic up there!

[jmorgan]

Must be Medusa.

[Eric Mc]

I presume the lower spin rate in the polar regions prevents the bands from forming.

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

I presume the lower spin rate in the polar regions prevents the bands from forming.

It doesn't appear to have the hexagonal cloud formation seen on Saturn - I guess a number of scientists will be working on figuring out why not