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    THE BIG THREE

    Apr 22, 2021 3 minutes

    DON’T MISS

    JOVIAN EQUINOX

    BEST TIME TO SEE: 6, 14 and 29 May at specified times

    Jupiter reaches equinox on 2 May, a position where the geometric centre of the Sun’s disc appears to cross the equatorial plane of the planet. Compared to Earth, Jupiter’s axial tilt is quite small; 3.3˚ compared to our planet’s 23.4˚. For this reason, seasonal variations on Jupiter are relatively minor. Of more significance from our perspective, the four Galilean moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, have orbits which are only slightly inclined to Jupiter’s equatorial plane.

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