James Webb Telescopes Captures Breathtaking Auroras On Jupiter

The James Webb Telescope has delivered some very jaw-dropping imagery of our universe that has shown its mettle. And now, it has shared rather detailed images of the auroras on the largest planet of our solar system, Jupiter.

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Reported first by NASA, the images were captured using NIRCam¡¯s widefield view on July 27. The colourful hues are courtesy of the astronomers that created composites using several images produced with filters mapped to multiple colours. Basically, the camera has captured Jupiter using different filters and combined them all together to create a sharp, detailed image.

The image is sharp enough to show the faint rings of Jupiter along with two of its moons -- Adrastea and Amalthea.

Planetary astronomer Imke de Pater, professor emerita of the University of California, Berkeley, said in a statement, "We hadn't really expected it to be this good, to be honest. It's really remarkable that we can see details on Jupiter together with its rings, tiny satellites, and even galaxies in one image."

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Another image is a close-up of the gargantuan planet, that used three filters to showcase the atmosphere of the planet and the storms within, alongside the breathtaking auroras.

Heidi Hammel, Webb interdisciplinary scientist for solar system observations and vice president for science at AURA, added, "The brightness here indicates high altitude ¡ª so the Great Red Spot has high-altitude hazes, as does the equatorial region. The numerous bright white 'spots' and 'streaks' are likely very high-altitude cloud tops of condensed convective storms."

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