Pastel-colored Jupiter dazzles in gorgeous Hubble telescope photo
By Mike Wall 9 hours ago
No matter how many Jupiter photos you've seen, this one will probably surprise you.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured this unique panchromatic image of Jupiter on Aug. 25, 2020.
The photo combines Hubble observations in near-infrared, visible and ultraviolet light. (Image
credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M. H. Wong (University of
California, Berkeley) and the OPAL team)
It's like somebody put Jupiter under a blacklight.
A new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the solar system's largest planet in surprising pastel hues.
The image, captured on Aug. 25, combines data in ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared light to give researchers a new look at Jupiter, one that could reveal insights about the gas giant's thick atmosphere.
"In this photo, the parts of Jupiter’s atmosphere that are at higher altitude, especially over the poles, look red as a result of atmospheric particles absorbing ultraviolet light," Hubble team members wrote in a description of the photo, which was released on Thursday (Sept. 17). "Conversely, the blue-hued areas represent the ultraviolet light being reflected off the planet."
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