Sunday, July 3, 2016

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: July 4th Juno Spacecraft Arrives At Jupiter!

Juno Space Probe Is Set To Enter Jupiter's Orbit On Monday

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/03/482534266/juno-space-probe-is-set-to-enter-jupiters-orbit-on-monday?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160703 

How the fastest spacecraft ever will enter orbit around Jupiter

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/07/how-the-fastest-spacecraft-ever-will-enter-orbit-around-jupiter 

Ride with Juno into Jupiter orbit

http://earthsky.org/space/juno-makes-closest-yet-jupiter-flyby-of-july-4-2016 

Juno Spacecraft's July 4 Jupiter Arrival: What to Expect

http://www.space.com/33333-juno-spacecraft-jupiter-arrival-timeline.html 

In case you want to look up and see Jupiter with your own eyes.

So, go outside and look!

July 2016 guide to the 5 bright planets

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury 

And here is some classical music to celebrate this momentous event!

Gustav Holst - The Planets - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz0b4STz1lo 

 

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