... Jupiter's thick atmosphere is striped by wind-driven cloud bands that remain fixed in latitude - dark colored bands are known as belts while light colored bands are zones. At Jupiter's belt-zone boundaries the shearing wind velocities can reach nearly 300 miles per hour. ... Comet Hale-Bopp Enters the Evening Sky . ... You no longer have to wake-up early to see Comet Hale-Bopp. ... Both writer/editors of APOD are impressed by how bright Comet Hale-Bopp has become, and how easily visible it is. ...