Incredible APOD - Jupiter and Io

iceman (Mike) · #1 09-01-2008, 06:16 AM

See here.

Be sure to click on the image to see the large version.

The volcano spurting out from Io is just mind-blowing. Amazing, amazing images.

sheeny (Al) · #2 09-01-2008, 07:05 AM

Thanks Mike! That might just become my new wallpaper at work today!

Al.

erick (Eric) · #3 09-01-2008, 07:08 AM

I love the "night-side" visible lava!

spacezebra (Petra) · #4 09-01-2008, 07:18 AM

Excellent!

Thanks for the post Mike.

Cheers Petra

Ingo · #5 09-01-2008, 07:23 AM

At first I was like "Wow, Mike really stepped up his imaging

"

Then I saw it was from New Horizons

RB (Andrew) · #6 09-01-2008, 09:40 AM

Fantastic and so surreal !!!

RB (Andrew) · #7 09-01-2008, 11:08 AM

Just noticed it's also on the front page of this month's AS&T.

>>>>

rumples riot · #8 09-01-2008, 01:13 PM

Yep this one has been around for a while, nice image for sure and well composed.

leon · #9 09-01-2008, 01:36 PM

That is unreal, thanks for the post Mike.

leon

ving (David) · #10 09-01-2008, 02:38 PM

...and to think i see this every day from my backyard.... (not)

wow!

DJVege · #11 09-01-2008, 02:44 PM

Wow! Any chance my 5" scope will pull this level of detail?

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #12 09-01-2008, 02:46 PM

Set as Desktop wallpaper

Fantastic Image!!!!!!!