Jupiter closer than ever.

If you've been out at night these past few weeks you've probably noticed something very bright in the sky, so bright it'll leave you wondering what the heck that is, because it doesn't move like an airplane and it's definitely brighter than any star you can remember. that shiny beige thing is Jupiter.

The largest planet in the solar system and it looks that big because it is at the point of its orbit that is closest to Earth and it is also in opposition, that is, it is at the point most opposite to the sun, so from the earth is completely illuminated, like a full moon you could say that it is a full Jupiter.

The last time it was seen this bright was 59 years ago, so literally every amateur and professional astronomer was forced to make an attempt to photograph it as these weeks, you will be able to catch the most detail if you miss it. you will have to wait until the year 2129 to have such an opportunity.

We are used to seeing images from Hubbe, from James Webb, from the Juno Probe that is literally right there orbiting it, so it takes incredible photos of it.

And the most resentful is this image of Jupiter's moon Europa showing what are undoubtedly alien highways crossing its surface, not true, we don't really know what they are, but it probably has to do with its surface being ice, on a possible ocean of liquid water and the lines would be tidal fractures under the immense gravity of Jupiter but until we go there with the Clipper Probe scheduled to be launched in 2024 and which was designed precisely to investigate the composition of the ocean under the crust of Europa ice, we are not going to know for sure what is happening there.

Europa is believed to be hot inside because Jupiter squeezes it with its tides and if it has geothermal activity under its ocean it could harbor some form of life fueled by heat and chemical reactions.

And for the first time, their rings were photographed by the new James Web Space Telescope. Yes, Jupiter also has rings, only dimmer and their auroras spectacular in infrared light.

The auroras of Jupiter are not like those of the earth that are produced when the solar wind reaches us, those of Jupiter occur all the time, their origin is the volcanic activity of one of its moons Io, which is the most volcanically active place on Earth. solar system, volcanic eruptions eject sulfur dioxide particles and these escape the moon's gravity to interact with Jupiter's powerful magnetic field where they are channeled toward its poles and fall into the atmosphere.

Well this is what is happening on Jupiter, do not miss the opportunity to see it at night, especially if you have a telescope, I say goodbye, bye.

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