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Hello, everybody

Here is an artistic point of view (this IS NOT a scientific approach?€¦).
Ok, after viewing different photos of Jupiter, I have deduced that all the surface is in constant move, so with a cloudmap, I?€™ve tried to reproduce a part of the effect?€¦
Here it is, pretty simple to do and now Jupiter surface isn?€™t anymore so static.

I agree it's not scientific, but it's very nice! I'd like to see it in motion. Can it be downloaded?

Greetings,

Out of curiosity, have you seen the Cassini Jupiter movie I have posted on my website?

scalbers wrote:Out of curiosity, have you seen the Cassini Jupiter movie I have posted on my website?

Steve,

I have downloaded all of your GIF files, and I'd just like to thank you
for these spectacular resources. These are some absolutely fascinating
looks at Jupiter's conditions.

Thanks again, Bob

Can you please tell me where did you get the actual Jupiter map? (not the cloud map

It's a composite of mine from 2 differents maps from the web...

it would be great if someone create an animated jupiter for Celestia....

ElChristou wrote:It's a composite of mine from 2 differents maps from the web...

if you made it yourself. can you send the surface map to me by email?

jgrillo2002 wrote:if you made it yourself. can you send the surface map to me by email?

Or better yet, could you post it on the Motherlode?
I'll be looking forward to it.

ElChristou wrote:Hello, everybody

Here is an artistic point of view (this IS NOT a scientific approach?€¦).
Ok, after viewing different photos of Jupiter, I have deduced that all the surface is in constant move, so with a cloudmap, I?€™ve tried to reproduce a part of the effect?€¦
Here it is, pretty simple to do and now Jupiter surface isn?€™t anymore so static.

ElChristou,

about 2 years ago, I made already an animated cloud texture of Jupiter that came together with my original 2k Jupiter texture which looks pretty much like yours above. My textures are not uploaded to Motherlode. I think, the moving jupiter-clouds are to be found as usual on my TextureFoundry site. My 2k jupiter is not yet there, however.

So the new Celestia-folks would barely know about this...

Bye Fridger

Jgrillo2002 and Dirkpitt,

Well first I must advise that I have search for a while a map of Jupiter at my taste?€¦ but?€¦ no result?€¦ (perhaps it exist but I haven?€™t found yet). So meanwhile I have downloaded a 4k map from ?€?I don?€™t remember?€¦?€

t00fri wrote: My textures are not uploaded to Motherlode. I think, the moving jupiter-clouds are to be found as usual on my TextureFoundry site. My 2k jupiter is not yet there, however.

So the new Celestia-folks would barely know about this...

Bye Fridger

Hi Fridger,

I think I have seen your site but I have seen so much that I don?€™t really remember (oups?€¦sorry?€¦ ). Can you give me the url to make a quick visit as soon as possible to yours Jupiters (and others)??

Fridger sorry, I'm a fool... forgot the www link at the message bottom... I'm going right now.

ElChristou wrote:Fridger sorry, I'm a fool... forgot the www link at the message bottom... I'm going right now.

I guess that is my professional site.

All my animated jupiter files may be downloaded from my TextureFoundry site, but they are not found in the WEB interface of it. I skipped the planned update for certain reasons... But, I had given the urls in much earlier posts that are largely forgotten now:

Once more:
First, a comparison of my 2k jupiter texture with the best available 'natural color' photo from Cassini (which is which ? ):



The 2k texture is here:
http://www.shatters.net/~t00fri/images/jupiter2k.dds

The animated clouds are here:
http://www.shatters.net/~t00fri/images/jupiter-clouds.png

There is also a spec file to make everything more 'lively'
http://www.shatters.net/~t00fri/images/jupiter2k-spec.dds

There is also a faint ring texture...but I skip that

Finally, the relevant piece of solarsys.ssc is this:
http://www.shatters.net/~t00fri/images/jupi.ssc

You may have to uncomment the rings texture...

My 2k jupiter texture without the moving clouds may be inspected in my Celestia-splash image:


Bye Fridger

Tx Fridger,

But I won?€™t use (unfortunately) these files cause they are already processed?€¦(2k dds = lost of datas) I?€™m looking for png or tiff files.

On your splash screen we can see why I am looking for better maps: the difference between Europa and Jupiter resolution. In that case (for such screenshot) Jupiter need a 4k / 8k map to look better?€¦

?€¦but writing this post I?€™m thinking it?€™s perhaps a fool quest cause you are here for a much more time than I so if the map was somewhere you?€™d probably have it, right?