Hubble View of Jupiter

Esahubble_opo9737b_1024

esahubble_opo9737b January 1st, 1997

Credit: N/A

This is one of the astounding images taken by Hubbles Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. The Great Red Spot can be spotted on the left limb of Jupiter.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9737b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Jupiter
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Type > Gas Giant

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (B) -
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) -
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) -
Esahubble_opo9737b_1280
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ID
opo9737b
Subject Category
A.1.1.2  
Subject Name
Jupiter
Credits
N/A
Release Date
1997-01-01T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9737b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, V, R
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9737b
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:49:17+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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