wmJupiter 1.1
Freeware, PD, no warranty, by Thomas Kuiper <tkuiper@inxsoft.net>
Please mail me if you got questions or ideas for this program.
It shows you the actual distance of Jupiter in AE and when the red spot crosses. The four Gallileo Moons are displayed too but only when they are near the planet (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Calisto).
The applet space is too small to display all moons at the same time but a future version might be able to zoom in/out.
Type "make" to build it and then ./wmJupiter <spot lat>, e.g. 80 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.
Version History:
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