the extraordinary image of the giant planet that astronomers built with photo mosaic



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Astronomers have created an extraordinary new image of Jupiter, tracking the regions of heat that lie beneath the gigantic gas clouds on the neighboring planet.

It took hundreds of exposures to create this clear mosaic of Jupiter's infrared images.

It took hundreds of exposures to create this clear mosaic of Jupiter’s infrared images.

Photo: Gemini Observatory / M.H. Wong et al / BBC News Brasil

The image was taken with the Gemini North Telescope, located in Hawaii, and is one of the clearest sightings on the planet ever obtained on Earth.

To achieve this resolution, scientists used a high-resolution technique used in astronomy called English in lucky picture, which involves the generation and combination of images obtained from various ultra-fast exposures, minimizing the effects of turbulence in the atmosphere on the composition of a single final image: a mosaic of photos.

The study that produced this infrared image was led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.

It was part of a joint program of observations related to the Hubble telescope and the Juno space probe, which currently orbits Jupiter.

Infrared has a longer wavelength than the visible light obtained by Hubble.

It is used to see beyond the mist and clouds at the top of Jupiter’s atmosphere, giving scientists a chance to take a closer look at the giant planet.

This is a photo of Jupiter taken by the Hubble Space Telescope

This is a photo of Jupiter taken by the Hubble Space Telescope

Photo: NASA / ESA / A.Simon / BBC News Brasil

The researchers seek to better understand how the gas giant’s climate systems are generated and maintained, and in particular the major storms that can be triggered for decades and even centuries.

Some facts about Jupiter:

– Jupiter is 11 times larger in diameter than Earth and is 300 times larger.

– It takes 12 Earth years to go around the Sun, and a “day” on this planet lasts 10 hours.

– Its composition is similar to that of a star, with hydrogen and helium as its main elements.

– When hydrogen is under pressure, it turns into a metallic state

– This “metallic hydrogen” may be the source of the planet’s magnetic field.

– Most of the visible clouds contain ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.

– Jupiter’s low-latitude bands harbor strong east-west winds.

– The Great Red Spot is a giant storm vortex larger than Earth.

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