Awesome video! Thanks for making the trek and for posting it. Yes, there is an 'upside' down in space but only in reference to other objects. Most telescopes present an 'upside-down' picture but like the previous commenter noted that does not really matter and we get used to it. And the GRS IS in the southern hemisphere.
Depending on the telescope he used, the image would appear upside down. Reflectors (Dobsonian, Newtonian, etc.) present the image upside down to the viewer, unless a correcting mirror is in place. At first it can be a little strange to look at something like the Moon or Jupiter and "see" them upside down. However that soon wears off and you never really notice it.
The images have the south pole at top, as seen through a telescope, so it's not flipped as is sometimes the case with astronomical images. As pummisher said there is no upside down in space, but we do call planetary poles north and south by convention and extension from Earth's poles. There are two cases where these conventions are a bit hard to justify, since Uranus is almost flipped on its side, and Venus rotates in the opposite direction. We just call the poles by analog to Earth.
Good job =D
RPProdutions2009 11 months ago
Feels like you're almost there...
mousaey 1 year ago
Great Video, what kind of Scope you use? I want to get a scope but I dont know which to get, the resolution in this video is amazing !
turtle5181 1 year ago
Absolutely awesome! Incredible resolution for a ground based telescope
nitramyar 1 year ago
Awesome video! Thanks for making the trek and for posting it. Yes, there is an 'upside' down in space but only in reference to other objects. Most telescopes present an 'upside-down' picture but like the previous commenter noted that does not really matter and we get used to it. And the GRS IS in the southern hemisphere.
pilotlars 1 year ago
Sublime.
weemalky 1 year ago
simply fantastic! thanks for sharing this with us.
esmail59 1 year ago
Depending on the telescope he used, the image would appear upside down. Reflectors (Dobsonian, Newtonian, etc.) present the image upside down to the viewer, unless a correcting mirror is in place. At first it can be a little strange to look at something like the Moon or Jupiter and "see" them upside down. However that soon wears off and you never really notice it.
wickedscribbler 1 year ago
That is absolutely sublime.
acs1978aus 1 year ago
Is that supposed to be upside down footage? I always remember seeing the great red spot in the southern hemisphere.
Fidokrab 1 year ago
@Fidokrab I don't think there's an upside down in space...
pummisher 1 year ago
@Fidokrab
The images have the south pole at top, as seen through a telescope, so it's not flipped as is sometimes the case with astronomical images. As pummisher said there is no upside down in space, but we do call planetary poles north and south by convention and extension from Earth's poles. There are two cases where these conventions are a bit hard to justify, since Uranus is almost flipped on its side, and Venus rotates in the opposite direction. We just call the poles by analog to Earth.
Simpson654 1 year ago
You should be very proud of yourself for this. Excellent work! Thank you for this celestial beauty.
EdTurnerNumber9 1 year ago
Stunning - I must take up astronomy!
ssmith73 1 year ago
That is an amazing view of Jupiter. Thanks for sharing.
hedonegone1 1 year ago
Criminally low views. This is awesome.
zygrottwanger 1 year ago
Jaw dropping. Love this -thankyou & hope you have a great Dec. 25th tomorrow whatever and whether you celebrate. Plus a great 2011 too.
Just minor one thing tho' - has something rather dramatic happened to change Big Jove's axial tilt here? ;-)
Astrostevo 1 year ago
Extraordinary and beautiful. Congratulations! Guillermo.
abramsong 1 year ago
WOW AWESOME!
dviper11 1 year ago