About 100 volunteers began processing images taken from the NASA Juno spacecraft.
When the scientists of Juno’s mission decided to add a camera to the spacecraft, they didn’t even know if they would use it. JunoCam was supposed to allow the public to photograph the largest planet in the solar system, hoping to attract more people to space exploration.
“We believe that people will be interested,” said planetary scientist Candice Hansen-Kokharchek, the fearless leader of the informal group JunoCam.
It turned out that there were about 100 volunteers who processed the images and created an art series. Some of the most beautiful and scientifically valuable paintings are offered to your attention.
Juno's “Starry Night”
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When Juno first flew close to Jupiter, participant XBSR69 noticed clouds and storms raging in the atmosphere of the planet that reminded him of the celestial version of “Starry Night” of 1889 - an oil painting on canvas by Vincent van Gogh.
“The art materials are amazing,” comments Hansen-Kokharchek. “I don’t see what these people see, but I’m incredibly impressed.”
Cosmic Clouds
These are the clouds of Jupiter, discovered by Schwarzwald-32, which amplified the light and sharpened the image taken by Juno during the close fly-by. “The camera on the device is set to cover, but we can also learn more about the planet,” said Hansen-Kokharchek at the conference of the American Geographical Union in San Francisco last week. Close contact
Author Denali-51 took a more global perspective when Juno made the first close orbital flight on August 27, 2016.
Artistic Astronomy
“Dodged and burned,” writes the author Timmerman-61, who called this image “The Trial of Printing: Attempt No. 1”.
Southern cyclones
Do you think you have bad weather? Look at the storms on the south pole of Jupiter, courtesy of Arctica-85.
Purple Phase
After working in Adobe Photoshop, designer Christina Chester uploaded “Purple Phase” - bow to Jimi Hendrix’s song “Purple Mist (“ Pulple Haze ”). “Since I'm a hippie in the past,” says Hansen-Kokharchek, “this is one of my favorite works.”
Cloud Dance
The author Orion76 processed the image obtained when the probe first approached the planet. “Natural turbulence” is what happens when atmospheric clouds and gases dance in outer space.
Southern Heaven
The picture of Jupiter’s south pole was taken on December 11 during the third passage. Posted by Paulpaino-17.
The camera team is trying to understand how the 53-day orbit will affect the angles of the sun and how this will affect the camera. Due to a delay in the engine, a 21-day orbit is still pending.
