Jupiter's New Spot

[TheMojalex]

Very Good Amazing

[otopdirs]

I Like This Video, Very Good, Thanks for info

[pjojin0]

just lovely

[pjojin0]

thanks for the video

[katynca1]

interesting video

[pjojin0]

great video

[ftopdirs]

Good Video very informative

[TheSanovita]

I'm glad I found your video

[ctopdirs]

nice, i like it

[JeniTheBat]

Mantap Bana

[TheJatmikoo]

Nice, Good Job Man

[Flusercom]

@Spasatcom Sama gw juga suka sama video ini, Thanks

[MyDavidsun]

Great stuff

[andreeaweed]

Great video

[MultiHellskitchen]

Go anthony!

salway, fuck you

[behnamasid]

proud to be Aussie,

[roblanco]

OH MY GOD IT WAS AN ALIEN SHIP, PROOF OF ALIEN LIFE!!!

[freebiescrap]

That's no comet, that black spot is produced by the monolith. Jupiter will become our second sun!

[Lurch190]

@freebiescrap if jupiter becomes our second sun, we all become crispy critters

[LamaPaj]

@Lurch190 We are four times further away from Jupiter then we are from the sun, and Jupiter would make for a pretty small sun, lol

[UNSUBSCRIBING]

Jupiter took one for the team.

[darkknight302]

@UNSUBSCRIBING Jupiter always does. I thank Jupiter for taking hits like that for us and i thank the sun for giving us energy daily.

[PvtKelly66]

Anthony - Win

[GermanChocolateCake]

The amazing thing is that that scar is probably the size of the earth, or perhaps several Earths. That's one hell of a scar. Anyone have the numbers?

[GermanChocolateCake]

@GermanChocolateCake A little research and I find that it may not be quite that big, but a scar the size of a significant portion of the Earth. Still a big damn scar.

[RICPOIRIER1]

Wow!!! *****

[skinnym974]

All that money to Astrophysicists for an amateur to be the first to warn them? What were they doing? Eating donuts or pizza?

[canuzzi]

@skinnym974 : There are so many interesting spots to look at in the sky. The most large telescope are more looking into other galaxys than our near surroundings. But that's the fun of astronomy. It was quite often "amateur" astronomers, who watched a comet or a asteroid first. Regular scientist doesn't look so randomly like hobby astromers - most of the time they conecntrate on specific areas to proof someting. But it's greate - it's an area where you can make large contributions as an amateur.

[skinnym974]

@canuzzi Where I think money is wasted is that a simple differential imaging program and pattern analysis could detect automatically those spots, this one appearing as a zit on someone's face (can't miss it). But yes, I am sure space is big ... and at the end, amateur astronomer have fun.

[BlackRaptor31]

@skinnym974 Space is very big and there are far more interesting things to look at than Jupiter.

Been there done that...

[GermanChocolateCake]

@BlackRaptor31 You say that as if we know absolutely everything there is to know about Jupiter.

[AtheistCitizen]

@BlackRaptor31 Many things being observed at all times. Most things not under continuous scrutiny. Many interesting things watched infrequently. Most interesting things not being observed at all. Its all about resources.

[kjordon1]

@skinnym974 There are NUMEROUS regular people like you and me who simply buy a telescope and observe the objects in the solar system. Let them do that. NASA doesn't need to waste "all that money" you mentioned to merely watch our cosmic backyard. There are far more amazing things to see far out in the universe with their powerful telescopes.

[atheistkyo]

Science is for everyone !!

Good job sir.

[XlinkK280]

Did we see that comet that hit Jupiter? Im afraid one day a large comet whipes out a city on Earth. People always think it wont happen to us, but we see it everytime in our own solar system.

[yascumbag]

@XlinkK280 i imagine anything big enough will be picked up by deep radar telementry

anything too small to find will burn up in earth's athmosphere.

and we could nuke the bigger ones and hopefully have it split in half and go in different directions

[XlinkK280]

@yascumbag Nuking a comet/meteorite is a bad idea. If it fails you get a radio active meteorite.

[yascumbag]

@XlinkK280 lol didnt think of that. true but sure they've tested nukes on earth anyway, little radiation here little... radiation there... eating bananas for all and red wine to resist the radiation!

its better than the alternative

[XlinkK280]

@yascumbag there are some alternatives besides nuking a comet.

You can use a big lense to burn a whole in the comet, and the heat generates trhust and chance the orbit of the comet. Another method is to fly a heavy spacecraft next to it. The comet will react due the gravity of the spacecraft and change its orbit also, but you have to fly months/years next to it. Another method is to grab it with a machine. You can look this up! very interesting.

[yascumbag]

@XlinkK280

*ok a laser! the powerfullest laser todate, is still in an experimental stage. i doubt it could burn through miles of rock. it would just burn a really red hot scorch mark on the spot...

*how to power it?

*heat does not generate thrust!

*to build a heavy spacecraft it would have to be tremendous. at least 1/3 of the size of the large astroid... that just isn't viable there would be no way nasa would send that much stuff into space just to construct a slow moving astroid attractor.

[yascumbag]

@XlinkK280 grab an astroid? its one thing to catch up with an astroid its a whole other thing to try to counteract its inertia none of those ideas are viable... there is no alternative... ballistic nukes we do have, have ready at a moments notice, have the closest thing with the power/speed and destructive force to have any effect on an astroid

remember we are talkin about big meteorites that are several miles long

not little ones that would burn up in the athmosphere

can i view your sources?

[XlinkK280]

@yascumbag the just look this up, my english is not that great so you be not understanding everything fully.

[exeforever]

[Insert bullshit religious/conservative/republi­can commentary here]

[gnutsrocknroll]

@exeforever planets aren't real, its god's bowling balls

p.s.

evolution sucks

[JOCKATEO]

its asians opening a corner shop

[marcuelcajon]

Chopsticks make great eye gougers.

[xboxandhalo]

it just a spot like we get in our face.

[cboehm24]

Wait. Weren't we supposed to find the monolith on the moon first?

[MpowerdAPE]

astronomical and other scientific knowledge will be the "currency" of our colonization of space, byte's will be traded like carrots of gold.

its just too bad this country is losing ground in the field of pure research.

[lepthymo]

earth sized eh? that sucks for jupiter

[YonOtto]

Jupiter wa all like.... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMmmmmmm.­.....!

I live there! I KNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[chestbuster1987]

Amateur!? Look at the size of his telescope..

[aNdYmAtTeR]

@chestbuster1987

mmm

then again, look at the the size of pro telescopes hehe ...

[nzer48]

@chestbuster1987 Yeah talk about telesoope envy lol.

[conscious4now]

This is cool. What we see in this ancient universe these days is changing human consciousness; the more we are aware of what is going on the more we are freaked out, but change with the info.. history is full of such crazy leaps in the imagination, like the world is not round,... etc.. how close is the next comet going to pass by Earth, shake us up and wake us up, time to work together guys and gals, defend planet earth and humanity.

[WavyMinds]

I didnt realize the impact of my fart....

[aNdYmAtTeR]

@WavyMinds

cool!

what did you say you eat?

[WavyMinds]

@aNdYmAtTeR By NASA spectroscopic images of the impact, they can tell what was in the blast as I dnt remember exactly.......stay tuned...

[cjsinclair]

What was NASA doing not to notice something like this, probably the same thing as the SEC was doing during the economic meltdown, surfin pr0n?

[truvelocity]

Thanks to Anthony.

[Zebonka]

An amateur astronomer discovers a new, mysterious vuvuzela on Jupiter.

[pachil92]

What? Didn't everyone see or hear about the comet or whatever hitting it? 0.o

This is old news!

[bradwatson7324]

I would be doing stuff like this, but I'm usually too busy getting laid. :-)

Just kidding. This is cool. Congratulations, Anthony!

[Zimy0]

I hope NASA lets him name the spot.

[Athaeus]

@Zimy0 It'll be gone in a short while.

[xetlive]

Jupiter... sucking up the bad stuff b4 it hits the Earth.

[4N0NYM0U557]

why didn't they know anything about that comet before it hit? i dont feel so safe anymore ö

[GOSUPitZ]

@4N0NYM0U557 its really hard to spot comets

[4N0NYM0U557]

@GOSUPitZ but come on.. to NASA? with all that equipment? =/

[robertwc82]

@4N0NYM0U557 you were never safe. but worrying about it aint going to make you any safer

[4N0NYM0U557]

@robertwc82 well thanky ou for making me feel better LoL anyways, i was just kidding ;)

[EmperorofCartoons]

@4N0NYM0U557 Good, because you are not safe, none of us are. There is a huge misconception that NASA has the means easily see anything bad heading our way and the plans to deal with it if it does. It has neither. Space is unspeakably huge, and things can come at us from any direction, at any time, at extreme speeds.

Not to be a doomsday fanatic or anything of the sort, but the nature of the reality we live in, this could happen to us at any time, and eventually WILL happen to us.

[4N0NYM0U557]

@EmperorofCartoons +1 for a great comment!

[bushputz]

@EmperorofCartoons

"Space is unspeakably huge, and things can come at us from any direction, at any time, at extreme speeds."

That's why I sleep under an extra thick comforter...

[jorgecalivalle]

@EmperorofCartoons , that"s true and we live unaware of that reality. There's also misconceptions like the idea of us being the center of a creation (when we're not even an important part of the life chain on earth;as a Biologist put it in one of his books : "...microorganisms were the first ,they are the real Kings of Life and will be the last ones..." ;as sad as this sentence may sound ...it's true.

[7thwiew]

@jorgecalivalle That missconception only exists among religious nutcases witch is a 3 times bigger group over there compared to here ;)

[Krumbz2003]

A thumbs down? Really? smh

[dewinthemorning]

I am happy for that amateur astronomer! He must definitely be happy.

[Scarletpooky]

It would be so cool if they named the 'spot' after him, he deserves it

[wmpr88]

Give that man a job.

[blurglide]

@wmpr88 Seriously, or at least buy him an even bigger telescope. Sounds like a good investment to me.

[ubersteigen]

Neat.

[patrickripassa]

i see green people!!

[LJonYT]

So cool!

[MasterOhSo]

very cool!

[volound]

what i would like to know is how big that spot is compared to the earth.

[tman301j]

@volound The headline at 0:07 says it's the size of Earth.

[TheReaverOfDarkness]

@tman301j

The great red spot is about 3 earth diameters across at its longest, so that spot looks to me to be somewhere between the size of earth and mars

[volound]

@tman301j lol. damn.

[teemuruskeepaa]

Remember to give credits ;)

[kuongjah7]

Damn did you see the size of tha telescope, not bad for an amateur astronomer.

[batfly]

I am sure his telescope cost him a pretty penny or two or three million.

[Craydon]

You'd think Nasa would be watching all the planets, and pluto, all the time.

[SuperiorApostate]

@Craydon Yeah and the fact that they missed what caused it now is a f-ing mystery. Some random bloke 1 NASA 0

[EmperorofCartoons]

@Craydon That would be a hefty task, one that would require much more money, man power, and equipment than they have access to. To create a system capable of monitoring the entire solar system in real time would require decades and billion, if not trillions, of dollars (If we in fact have the technology at all.).

[Craydon]

@EmperorofCartoons Watching the planets should be a big part of being the US space agency. Need to pay for it doesn't really factor in as far as I'm concerned. Taxes going towards space exploration are an honor to me. And if they need money get to mining asteroids or something. I mean how much gold is out there?

[unsound64]

That was a good find!. Too bad that in the middle of London you see pretty much nothing ;-( So even with his telescope I would have missed it.

[clutterfish]

it's things like this that make me want to minor in astronomy. i just can't seem to fit in the extra classes...

[FairCogent]

Congratulations Anthony, great work!

[drche420]

Kool beans

[NAWRARESNAW]

Good job

[vexgodglove]

Awesome. Congrats to Anthony.

[wonderbung]

I wish my wimpy telescope could see Jupiter so clearly. Jealous.

[Direkin]

@wonderbung Pfft! I wish I could get clear skies for a change so I could use a telescope to begin with.

[NatureWasFirst]

@wonderbung

I know what you mean - This guy maybe an amateur but he has some very expensive equipment!

[mallardhead]

cool!