HOW TO PARTICIPATE

* What is Jupiter Project

Let's observe Jupiter and its satellites with your friends in all over the world!!

Jupiter Project is a global challenge, in which members collaborate to observe Jupiter and the movements of its satellites for a long time period continuously.

For example, Io, the most inner Galilean satellites, makes a round of Jupiter in about 42 hours. We cannot observe continuously for such a long period from a single location. But if we relay the night times of each locations of all over the world, we may have collective pictures which show Io making a round of Jupiter. Isn't it a very exciting challenge?

Of course, you may find different interests other than above, Indeed, to form global collaboration by comunicating among international members itself is also exciting.

Why don't you enjoy this project together?

(regarding past projects, please see here.)

 
* When?

Pre-trial (for practice): 20th April -- 3rd May, 2006
Core Period:              4th May -- 8th May, 2006
      * You may choose the days on which you are available.
      (not necessarily to do your observation for all of the day)

 
* Where?

Any place is OK.
Observation points as much as possible are welcomed, because we may reduce the risk of bad weather condition.

 
* What should I do?

Attach a camera to your telescope, and take photos of Jupiter and its Galilean satellites. Take sequential photos for each 30 minutes or an hour. Digital-cameras are enough if the relative positions of the objects can be found.

Once you got some photos, please upload those to the project WEB and share them with other participants.


* Then, what can I do?

By combining with photos of other members, you may find satellites moving around Jupiter You can make a composite photograph or make a GIF animation.

You can also do more scientific activities, such as determining the mass of Jupiter etc...

 
* How to participate?

To participate in the project, you need to apply for registration as a member. Fill up the following application, and send it via e-mail to the following address. (Please specify the subject of your mail as "Registration".) If you want to participate as a group, a representative leader should send the application in behalf of the group.
pj-admin@jahou.org

Subject: Registration
**************** Application for Registration *****************************
user-id: within 10 alphabetic and/or numeric characters
password: within 10 alphabetic and/or numeric characters
name: first name, (middle name,) and family name
school/institute which you belong to:
participate as an individual or a group:
e-mail address:
main equipments which you will use: name/spec of telescope and camera
main observation site: name of location or institute
year when you join HOU: (if you are a not member of HOU, please declare as so.)
**********************************************************************


You will be later informed via e-mail from the administrator the login-id and password for uploading and viewing images.

If you have an available telescope and camera, it is very easy to participate this project!!
Why don't you join us!!