Jupiter, GRS and NEB Upheaval Animation
Captured on the 23rd June (local time), this animation represents 3 hours of rotation on Jupiter, as the Great Red Spot (quite a bit paler this year) transits across the face of the gas giant. Also visible, down lower on the NEB, is the new “NEB Upheaval” – a series of new spots and disturbances that are likely to change the look of the NEB for the remainder of the season.
Click the image to see the full 17-frame animation which covers 3 hours of rotation. It’s a 2.4mb gif file and will open in a new window.
Jupiter, GRS and NEB Upheaval Animation. Click to Play.
The Galilean Moon, Io, pops out from behind Jupiter in the last frame of the animation. The red colour is because it hadn’t yet made much of an appearance in the blue and green channels (which were captured before the red channel). Io really moves fast!
Below is one of the 17 frames of the animation as a still image, from near the middle of the session.
Jupiter, GRS and NEB Outbreak
Continue reading to see 2 other images and more information about the capture and processing.
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