Comet Shoemaker-Levy Animations

Animations

• University of Rochester Animation (1.1MB). This animation shows Jupiter starting at 3679nm going down to 3571nm where it starts going into a methane absorbtion band.

• University of Rochester Animation (203K). This animation shows Jupiter starting at 4.1 microns and runs down to 1.6 microns (there is a large wavelength gap between 2.2 and 3.0 microns that was not imaged). These images were taken on the night of July 21, 1995 (21/22 UT) and are centered near 00 hours UT on the 22nd. The images start above and then go into a methane band in the 3 micron range, where most of the planet (other than the poles and the impact sites) disappears. The movie then jumps to 2.2 microns where the planet is partially inanother methane band and continues to show the planet as it comes out of that methane band and then enters another near 1.7 microns. The movie ends at ~1.65 microns.

• Fragment R Impact Animation (32K), using Keck images.

• Fragment C Impact Animation (79K), using IRTF images.

• IRTF Animation (72K).

• IRTF Animation (103K).

• IRTF Animation (161K).

• Fragment R Impact Animation (552K), courtesy of McDonald Observatory.

• Fragment Q Impact Animation (7.2 MB), courtesy of Calar Alto Observatory.

• This animation is a rendering sequence done by John Spencer from Lowell Observratory. The image frames were rendered on an Amiga and then assembled into an mpeg from 640 x 480 TIFF files. The animation shows the view of the impacts from "behind" the comet train. The animation covers 12 hours on July 20, 1994. Some of the information may be dated as it was created a while ago, but it is still an enjoyable show... There are two versions available - a full resolution 640 x 480 version (1220K), and a half-size 320 x 240 version (394K) for slower computers.

• Fragment A Impact Animation using the 16 SAAO images. Courtesy of Charles Henrich.

• Animation of a Simulated SL-9 Impact created at Caltech. Click here for more information on how the animation was created.

• A 55 frame Fragment A Impact Animation (552K), courtesy of the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain.

• Fragment E Impact Animation (291K) using SPIREX images.

• Fragment A Impact Animation (153K) using SAAO images, couresty of John Gilbert, Jet Propulsion Lab.

• Fragment C Impact Animation (233K) using MSSSO images, courtesy of John Gilbert, Jet Propulsion Lab.

• Fragment H Impact Animation (100K) using ESO images, courtesy of John Gilbert, Jet Propulsion Lab.

• Fragment R Impact Animation (32K), courtesy of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.

• Fragment R Impact Animation (1.2 MB) using Keck images, courtesy of David Vezie, UC Berkeley.

• Fragment A Impact Animation (4.8 MB), 100 frames, courtesy of the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain.

• A Visible and Methane Animation of Jupiter (254K) on July 18, courtesy of the National Solar Observatory.

• A J-Band Animation of Jupiter (26K) on July 19, courtesy of the National Solar Observatory.

• Animation of Jupiter (175K), courtesy of the National Solar Observatory.

• A Jupiter Animation on July 19 (231K), courtesy of Kitt Peak National Observatory.

• Fragment L Impact Animation (256K), courtesy of Whately Observatory.

• Jupiter animation (205K).

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