The Aurorae on Saturn

esahubble_opo9539d October 10th, 1995

Credit: J.T. Trauger (JPL), J.T. Clarke (Univ. of Michigan), the WFPC2science team, and NASA/ESA

This is a visible-light colour composite image of Saturn as seen by Hubble on December 1, 1994. Unlike the ultraviolet image, Saturn's familiar atmospheric belts and zones are clearly seen. The lower cloud deck is not visible at UV wavelengths because sunlight is reflected from higher in the atmosphere.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9539d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Saturn
Subject - Solar System: Planet > Type > Gas Giant; Planet > Feature > Atmosphere > Aurora

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	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical	-

ID: opo9539d
Subject Category: A.1.1.2 A.1.2.2.4
Subject Name: Saturn
Credits: J.T. Trauger (JPL), J.T. Clarke (Univ. of Michigan), the WFPC2science team, and NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1995-10-10T05:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9539d/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2
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Band: Optical
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: opo9539d

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo9539d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2003-12-09T17:44:32+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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