Astronomy Picture of the Day——被吞食的木星与银河

Jupiter Engulfed and the Milky Way 
Image Credit & Copyright: Mohammad S. Hayati

Explanation: This is a good month to see Jupiter. To find our Solar System's largest planet in your sky, look toward the southeast just after sunset -- Jupiter should be the brightest object in that part of the sky. If you have a binoculars or a small telescope, you should be able to see Jupiter's four brightest moons right nearby, and possibly some cloud bands. The featured image was taken about a month ago from the Persian Gulf. The image shows Jupiter just to the right of the nearly vertical band of the central disk of our Milky Way Galaxy. The unnamed rock formations appear in projection like the jaws of a giant monster ready to engulf the Jovian giant. When you see Jupiter, it may be interesting to know that NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft is simultaneously visiting and studying the giant planet. Saturn is also visible this month, and although it is nearby to Jupiter, it is not as bright.

被吞食的木星与银河

本月是观赏木星的好月份，如果想要在天空中发现太阳系中最大的行星，可以在日落之后朝东南方眺望，木星就是那片天空中最明亮的天体。如果使用双筒望远镜或小型望远镜观测的话，还能看到木星附近最亮的四颗卫星，可能还有一些云带。这幅特征图像是大约一个月前在波斯湾拍摄的。该影像呈现出木星刚好位于我们银河系几乎垂直的中央盘面光带的右侧。这块岩石看起来像是准备吞食木星的巨兽的大嘴。当你观赏木星时，NASA的朱诺号宇宙飞船正在同时造访和研究这颗巨行星。本月还可以看到土星，虽然它在木星附近，但它没有木星那么亮。

参考文献：

http://www.bjp.org.cn/art/2019/8/7/art_249_2760.html

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