Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in Jupiter's Atmosphere

Re:Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in Jupiter's Atmosphere by rakic on Sunday March 23, 2025 @06:28AM (#43452048)

This is a well known photoshopped image by NASA.

The aurora was added to the following photo, taken on April 21, 2014: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140517.html

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Re:Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in Jupiter's Atmosphere by prhrvtvv on Sunday March 23, 2025 @10:19AM (#43453117)

Yes, NASA released a composite to show where the body of the planet would be because it's not well illuminated in UV.

But here's a guide to show how the aurora animation can be made from real data taken by Hubble: https://www.planetarylightshow.com/aurora_processing.html

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Re:Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in Jupiter's Atmosphere by mock-possum on Monday March 24, 2025 @10:27AM (#43461502)

It’s poorly photoshopped too, imo. It looks like what it is - a composite of two disparate images, superimposed to give a sense of scale / positioning. Even if you could see in UV with the naked eye it would probably not look like this.

This image is more like a map that shows Russia and Alaska superimposed to compare relative size. It’s not realistic.

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