questions about jupiter.

jia siang · Post by **jia siang** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:51 pm

hi folks. i just curious. just saw jupiter with my telescope and i noticed besides the 4 moons i saw, i saw a 5th object "above" jupiter, its not align with the 4 moons. is that one of the moons as well? i know jupiter got many many moons but only 4 moons are visible through the telescope? sorry if i am a noob, i worry about 2012. ha juz kidding.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53629544@N05/5303088939/

cloud_cover · Post by **cloud_cover** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:56 pm

ITS THE SPACESHIPS!!!!!! [smilie=woa.gif]

jia siang · Post by **jia siang** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:58 pm

wa so fast reach jupiter ah, i thought got another 2 yrs.

cloud_cover · Post by **cloud_cover** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:03 am

I can't load flicker (my network problem - at work) but could it be a star?

jia siang · Post by **jia siang** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:09 am

i think uranus if im not wrong

jia siang · Post by **jia siang** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:18 am

i think its just a star.

timatworksg · Post by **timatworksg** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:25 am

Well uranus was nearby so possibillity.
But according to the sky charts, and the orientation of your image against it, that looks like 20 Psc, a 5.45 mag star in Pisces.
It's a bright glowing star thats probably in the foreground though Jupiter's glow blacken's everything else, this star glows itself thru!

Good Observation!

Perhaps we have finally made contact!!