Saturday reflections

After a modest but elegant start at 6:36 am, things start to wax impressively at 6:39:38

6:42

going up,  still 6:42

6:46:38, things appear to be simmering down

in fact things look unnaturally chrome and silvery at 6:47:24

but on closer examination at 6:49, there is activity 

at 6:50, the second show begins

6:51

Optimus Maximus

Jupiter, greatest and best

Now 4.348AU (x 93m miles, or x 149.6m km) or, approximately 404.36 million miles from Earth.