One photo of Jupiter is worth a thousand words, but what about more than 500,000?
The best view of Jupiter this month has been captured by Andrew McCarthy. A combination of hundreds of thousands of photos is what you're seeing.
McCarthy shared the image on September 17 after spending all night shooting around 600,000 photos of Jupiter. This was taken using a telescope and a camera. McCarthy's photos can be seen on his website and on his social media accounts.
Jupiter is at its closest point to Earth in over 50 years.
McCarthy used software to stack multiple images taken during a night sky photo session. He used the same technique to take a picture of the moon that took a long time.
Jupiter doesn't get old. McCarthy told Space.com that it is a wonderful planet. The number of photos seems a lot, but I was taking them at about 80 per second so it went by quickly. He said it took about two hours to take the pictures.
McCarthy said that he saw the planet in a lot more detail than usual because of the good conditions.
Viewing Jupiter never gets old. It is a magnificent planet.
— Andrew McCarthy
The best time to view Jupiter this year is in September. It can be seen from the east as a bright light.
Jupiter will be the closest planet to Earth in 59 years. It will be the closest it has been to Earth in over 50 years.
If you want to get a better look at Jupiter in the future, you need to check out our guides for the best binoculars and telescopes.
If you want to take the best Jupiter pictures, you should look for the best cameras andlenses.
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