Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2019 August 7 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Jupiter Engulfed and the Milky Way Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Mohammad S. Hayati Explanation: This is a good month to see Jupiter. To find [4]our Solar System's largest planet in your sky, look toward the southeast just after sunset -- [5]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 [6]see Jupiter's four brightest [7]moons right nearby, and possibly some cloud bands. The featured image was taken about a month ago from the [8]Persian Gulf. The image shows Jupiter just to the right of the nearly vertical band of the central disk of our [9]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 [10]see Jupiter, it may be interesting to know that NASA's robotic [11]Juno [12]spacecraft is simultaneously [13]visiting and studying the [14]giant planet. Saturn is also visible this month, and although it is [15]nearby to Jupiter, it is not as bright. Tomorrow's picture: sol 2440 __________________________________________________________________ [16]< | [17]Archive | [18]Submissions | [19]Index | [20]Search | [21]Calendar | [22]RSS | [23]Education | [24]About APOD | [25]Discuss | [26]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell ([30]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [31]Specific rights apply. [32]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [33]ASD at [34]NASA / [35]GSFC & [36]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1908/JawsJupiter_Hayati_4181.jpg 3. mailto: mohammad .dot. s .dot. hayati @at@ gmail .dot. com 4. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/our-solar-system/in-depth/ 5. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter/overview/ 6. https://youtu.be/RmqCQpyBISI 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160710.html 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf 9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy/ 10. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/ 11. https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/ 12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_(spacecraft) 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190205.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190508.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190617.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190806.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 20. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 25. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=190807 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190808.html 27. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 28. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 29. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 30. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 32. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 33. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 34. https://www.nasa.gov/ 35. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 36. http://www.mtu.edu/