Hunting The Great Red Spot

The above photo is of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter on a slightly cloudy night. Sure, the Moon and Venus are brighter. But they’re also way closer than Jupiter is. It’s sheer coincidence that it’s named after the ruler of the Roman Pantheon and also happens to be the largest planet in our Solar System. But it is huge; if you wanted to compare Jupiter to Earth, Jupiter doesn’t just have us beat, it makes us look like an insignificant moon in comparison:  more...