July 15, 2008
Jupiter is prominent in the Southern sky
This month and in August, Jupiter is the brightest object in the
sky and can be seen in the southeast after sunset, and due south
aound midnight. 
You can see as many as four moons orbiting Jupiter
through 7x35 or 10x50 binoculars.Through a small telescope, bands
of Jupiter, moon shadows and even the Great Red Spot (GRS) can be
seen. Many amateurs have been taking digital images of Jupiter and
using software to bring out detail as can be seen in this image taken
by Christopher Go.
Juno will use Jupiter observations, namely positions of prominent
features on Jupiter such as the GRS, to assure that its instruments
will be able to collect observations of those features as Juno spins
at 2 revolutions per minute while moving in its orbit around Jupiter.
In the future we will post more information about imaging
Jupiter and determining the position of the major features on Jupiter.
Send us your best images. Selected images will be posted on the Jupiter
image gallery.
View "What's
Up?" video podcast for August 2008 featuring Jupiter.
Visit Sky
and Telescope for more information about Jupiter.
May 3- 4, 2008
Juno at the JPL Open House
Juno Mission was presented well at the 2008 Open House (May 3-4), with
about 15,000 visitors. Many Juno scientists, engineers and
volunteer Solar System Ambassadors staffed the booth to present the
mission and answer questions to the visitors . Here are some
pictures.
JPL
Open House News Release
January 17, 2008
View Conversations with Dr. Scott Bolton and Rick Grammier
Jean Preston, Counsellor for Environment, Science and Technology,
from the US Embassy in Rome interviews Dr. Scott Bolton (Juno Principal
Investigator) and Rick Grammier (Juno Project Manager).
Interview
transcripts
October 05, 2007
Where is Jupiter in the sky now?
In late September and October, Jupiter can still be seen just after
sunset, low in the sky near the constellation Scorpio. Also visible
is the asteroid Juno, west (to the right of Jupiter) and slightly
higher in the sky. Jupiter will soon approach conjunction as it goes
behind the Sun as seen from the Earth and will eventually re-appear
in the morning sky.
Play
the animation about Jupiter's visibility in the sky (created by
JPL).
August 14, 2007
Juno goes to the State Fair in Iowa!
The Juno mission was introduced to the public in Des Moines, Iowa at the State Fair on 14 August 2007. Dr. Bill Kurth (Lead, WAVES instrument on Juno) and E/PO lead Rosalyn Pertzborn and her staff from UW-Madison shared an interactive kiosk featuring an animation of the future launch of the Juno Spacecraft. A 3-D poster (anaglyph) prepared by JPL was available for visitors to obtain a 3-D "view" of the Juno Spacecraft near Jupiter's North Pole. Over fifteen hundred people stopped by the booth and received Juno postcards and posters. Survey feedback indicates the Iowa Hawkeyes are looking forward to the Juno mission!... more
July, 2007
See Jupiter Tonight !!
The target of the Juno mission is currently well located in the southern sky in the constellation Scorpio, the scorpion... more
Feburary 28, 2007
Pluto Probe Swings by Jupiter
On 28 February 2007, New Horizons flew past Jupiter, where it used the gas giant's gravity to slingshot it to even greater speeds and also test its instruments in flight....more
February 19, 2007
Juno At the Milwaukee Public Museum
The Juno Mission was presented to the visitors at the Milwaukee Public Museum as part of the "How's and Why's" Program of University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Juno Education and Public Outreach team at the Office of Space Science Education on the Madison campus brought an interactive, touch screen computer kiosk to present the Juno mission through slides and animations. Approximatley 200 persons of all ages visited the display.
January 31, 2007
Martians view Jupiter!
Jupiter captured by the HiRISE camera on board Mars Orbiter!
