2026年1月10日
Jupiter with the Great Red Spot
Image Credit & Copyright: Christopher Go
Explanation: Jupiter reaches its 2026 opposition today, January 10. That puts our Solar System’s most massive planet opposite the Sun and near its closest and brightest for viewing from planet Earth. In fact, captured only 3 days ago this sharp telescopic snapshot reveals excellent details of the ruling gas giant’s swirling cloudtops, in light zones and dark belts girdling the rapidly rotating outer planet. Jupiter’s famous, persistent anticyclonic vortex, known as the Great Red Spot, is south of the equator at the lower right. But two smaller red spots are also visible, one near the top in the northernmost zone, and one close to Jupiter’s south pole. And while Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is known to be shrinking, it’s still about the size of the Earth itself.
Tomorrow’s picture: the broad brimmed galaxy
带有大红斑的木星
影像提供与版权: Christopher Go
说明: 木星于今日（1月10日）到达2026年的冲日。届时，这颗太阳系质量最大的行星将位于太阳的对面，并且是从地球上观测几乎是最接近和最亮的时刻，事实上，三天前拍摄的这张清晰望远镜照片，展现了这颗气态巨行星云顶旋涡的精细细节，以及环绕着这颗快速旋转的外行星之明亮区域和暗带。木星著名且持续存在的反气旋涡旋，即大红斑，位于赤道以南的右下方。此外，还可以看到两个较小的红斑，一个位于最北端的顶部附近，另一个靠近木星南极。尽管木星的大红斑已知正在缩小，但它仍然与地球本身的大小相当。
明日的图片: the broad brimmed galaxy
