Jupiter Observer's Page

This is Erik De Sonville's "Jupiter Observer's Page" --- still Work In Process.

A selection of links to the world's very best web resources supporting and documenting Jupiter observation by amateur astronomers.

Jupiter Observer Associations

• International Outer Planets Watch:  www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/IJW/
• International Outer Planets Watch, Atmosphere Discipline:  www.ehu.es/iopw/
• A.L.P.O. Jupiter Section:  www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/alpo/jup.html
• BAA Jupiter Section:  www.britastro.org/jupiter/

Jupiter Maps

• Color Map of Jupiter (Calvin J. Hamilton):  solarviews.com/cap/jup/jupitercyl2.htm
  Jupiter map in cylindrical projection, composed from Viking data, produced by NASA.
• Color Map of Jupiter (Calvin J. Hamilton):  solarviews.com/cap/jup/jupitercyl1.htm
  Jupiter map in cylindrical projection, composed from Viking data, produced by NASA/JPL.
• Color icosahedron of Jupiter (Calvin J. Hamilton):  solarviews.com/cap/ico/icojup.htm
  Jupiter icosahedron, composed from Viking data, produced by Calvin J. Hamilton.

Jupiter Simulators

• JPL Solar System Simulator:  space.jpl.nasa.gov/
  Shows solar system objects (such as Jupiter but also the Sun, Moon, Planets and their Moons) as would be seen from various user-specified viewpoints in the solar system, at a user-specified time.
• Planetary Rings Node Jupiter Viewer (SETI):  pds-rings.seti.org/tools/viewer2_jup.html
  Renders a wire diagram of how Jupiter would be seen from a user-specified observer location on Earth at a user-specified time.
• Planetary Rings Node Jupiter Moon Tracker (SETI):  pds-rings.seti.org/tools/tracker2_jup.html
  Renders a time diagram of Jovian moon positions.

Galleries of Jupiter Images by Amateur Astronomers

• International Outer Planets Watch, Atmosphere Discipline, Jupiter images (new site):  www.ehu.es/iopw/jupiter_images.htm
• International Outer Planets Watch, Atmosphere Discipline, Jupiter images (old site):  atmos.nmsu.edu/ijw/current_images.htm
• ALPO-Japan/Kansai branch, Latest Observations, Jupiter section:  www.kk-system.co.jp/Alpo/Latest/Jupiter.htm
• The A.L.P.O. Jupiter Section Observing Alert and Images Page:  www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/alpo/jupstuff/recobs.html
• BAA Jupiter Section, Colour CCD Images:  www.britastro.org/jupiter/observations.htm
  (Only a small selection is accessible.)
• Also see personal Jupiter pages below.

Personal Jupiter Pages

• Damian Peach, "Views of the Solar System":  www.damianpeach.com/jupiter.htm

Jupiter Ephemerides

• See the Planet Ephemerides ("PIAR") Page

Home Pages of the referenced organisations

• International Outer Planets Watch:  www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/IJW/
• International Outer Planets Watch, Atmosphere Discipline:  www.ehu.es/iopw/
• A.L.P.O. (Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers):  www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo/
• ALPO-Japan/Kansai branch:  www.kk-system.co.jp/Alpo/
• British Astronomical Association:  www.britastro.org/main/
• JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory):  www.jpl.nasa.gov/
• SETI Planetary Rings Node:  pds-rings.seti.org/
• Views of the Solar System, Calvin J. Hamilton:  solarviews.com/ss.html

With thanks to Jeffrey Beish, Richard Hill (A.L.P.O.); Emmanuel Thienpont, Geert Vandenbulcke (VVS).