Jupiter's poles

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by harry » Mon May 08, 2006 8:00 am

Hello all

I have seen the images of jupiter so many times and have only realized the extra red dot.

It only 7 years old.

by Qev » Fri May 05, 2006 6:47 pm

Ah, the reason the poles seem to glow is because this image is a composite of a visible light image and a near-infrared image. That pale glow covering the poles is infrared light from high-altitude haze in Jupiter's atmosphere. It's not a true-colour image of Jupiter as we would see it with our own eyes.

Jupiter's poles

by podkayn » Fri May 05, 2006 4:30 pm

Does anyone out there know why, in May 5th's APOD, Jupiter's poles seem to be glowing? The edges of Jupiter fade to black everywhere else, indicating full-on sunlight, but the poles come to a knife edge with strong color. There seems to be a light source that is not the sun. I've followed the link to the Hubble data, but it does not address my question. Thanks.

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