Description :

This activity is a Keystage 3/4 activity to calculate the length of a day on the planet Jupiter. The task involves measuring the movement of surface features as Jupiter rotates, and then uses a little algebra to determine the rotation period. The measurements are done on actual images of Jupiter taken by the Liverpool Telescope.

Age Range : 11 - 16 years

Workshop Time : 1 hour

Resources

For this activity you will need to download an activity sheet, together with two images of Jupiter that need to be analysed using LTImage.

Activity Sheet : MS Word Format or PDF Format

Data Files :

Two image files of Jupiter, taken on the 14^th October 2009:

Image 1 - 1521j000.hfit

Image 2 - 1532i000.hfit