Click on the image to download it! Then unpack it with "tar xvfz wmjupiter-[version].tar.gz".
Freeware, PD, no warranty, coded by Thomas Kuiper
Please mail me if you got questions or ideas for this program.
It shows you the actual distance of Jupiter in astronomical units (AE)
The applet space is too small to display all moons at the same time but
Type "make" to build it and then ./wmJupiter "spot lat", e.g. 80
Version History:
and when the red spot crosses (which is a weather feature on jupiter).
The four Gallileo Moons are displayed too but only when they are near the
planet (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Calisto).
a future version might be able to zoom in/out.
The position of the red spot changes on the surface so you need
to change that value within few months or so. The current position
can be found on the internet. It was 80 deg. as of 11th Jan 2002.
16 Jan 2001: Version 1.2
- fixed some drawing of the moons
15 Jan 2001: Version 1.1
- displaying of the moons (with labels) when close to the planet
11 Jan 2001: Version 1.0
- following the red spot, displaying of jupiters distance