Jupiter's Great Red Spot and Ganymede's shadow — black and white
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a gorgeous close-up view of the planet Jupiter.
Astronomers were using Hubble to monitor changes in Jupiter's immense Great Red Spot (GRS) storm. During the exposures, on 21 April 2014, the shadow of the Jovian moon Ganymede swept across the center of the GRS. Giving the giant planet the uncanny appearance of having a pupil in the center of a 16 000 kilometre wide eye.
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About the Object
Name: | Ganymede, Great Red Spot, Jupiter |
Type: | Solar System : Planet |
Category: | Solar System |
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Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical Ca II | 395 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical O III | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical O I + S III | 631 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |