Jupiter is flashing in the sky, why?

Question

I WAS WONDERING WHAT COULD POSSIBLY MAKE JUPITER FLASH, THEN GO DARK THEN QUICKLY REAPEAR!!!......THERE WERE NO CLOUDS FOR MILES....I AM INTO SPACE BUT HAVE NEVER COME ACROSS SOMETHING LIKE THIS... ITS LIKE SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING JUPITER

Answer 1

maybe you were just blinking or either those two answers

Answer 2

Maybe its not Jupiter

Answer 3

Easy: birds, airplanes, balloon, a hat, a bat,

Answer 4

It might be the wind.  Although the sky may appear clear, if there is enough wind, it will stir up the atmosphere.  That's why stars twinkle, but if there is a lot of atmospheric activity, it may cause planets to twinkle, too.

If it's a very slow flashing, then I don't know.  Jupiter shouldn't.  Some stars do that.

Answer 5

Particles in the atmosphere, such as dust and others, can cause a refraction of the light a planet is reflecting or a star is emmiting.  This causes some stars to appear to flash a variety of colors, and may account for why Jupiter appears to flash, or even disappear for small moments.