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Shadowy Planet

This is quite obviously an image of Jupiter, the large spot to the lower right of the planet is ummistakable. But it is also not the normal view of the planet. The colours are different for a start – and the spot isn’t red (really a rust colour.) Notable, too, are the bright polar aurorae.

Also visible is Jupiter’s ring system with the satellite Adrastea at their leftmost edge and Amalthea further out.

From Astronomy Picture of the Day for 18/1/26 this is Jupiter in infra-red light as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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