Jupiter's auroral ring and polar haze

Eso_eso0123e_1024

eso_eso0123e June 7th, 2001

Credit: ESO

This photo shows the Jovian aurorae, in particular the northern ring (here shown in yellow/orange) as well as the "polar haze" (blue). The visibility of the various features has been enhanced by the use of false-colours. The moon Io is visible to the left. Technical information: this image is a colour-coded combination of these four exposures. North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0123e/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, 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
Planet > Feature > Atmosphere > Aurora

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 4.1 µm
Pseudocolor VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.8 µm
Pseudocolor VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.3 µm
Pseudocolor VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.2 µm
Spectrum_base
Pseudocolor
Pseudocolor
Pseudocolor
Pseudocolor
Eso_eso0123e_1280
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ID
eso0123e
Subject Category
A.1.1.2   A.1.2.2.4  
Subject Name
Jupiter
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-06-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0123e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC, ISAAC, ISAAC, ISAAC
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR
Central Wavelength
4070, 3750, 3280, 3210
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
778.0, 695.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0123e
Metadata Date
2009-01-20T10:55:12+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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