January 1, 2009 in Imagery, Jupiter
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The Hubble Space Telescope snapped this exquisite shot of the planet Jupiter. Note the incredible details visisble in the giant planet’s surface, including the Great Red Spot. Also note, one of Jupiter’s moon’s peaking out from behind the planet. Impressive views of Jupiter are done for the season. The planet is now sitting low in [...]
December 22, 2008 in Jupiter
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The orbiting Hubble Space Telescope (HST) snagged this amazing image of the planet Jupiter and it’s largest moon, Ganymede, as the latter was drifting behind the giant planet. Astronomers use images like this to study the upper reaches of Jupiter’s atmosphere. Earth based astronomers will need to wait until spring before they can do much [...]