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Jupiter and Io in the Infrared
The image above shows Jupiter and its moon Io under a excellent seeing conditions as photographed using the 200-inch Hale Telescope. It was observed UT May 14, 2006 at 06:46:10 (11:46 pm May 13 PDT) using the Hale Telescope's Wide-Field Infrared Camera. This false-color infrared image was taken by Tom Jarrett (Infrared Processing and Analysis Center / Spitzer Science Center / Caltech). The bright spot in the image is Jupiter's volcanic satellite Io. The bright regions near the planet's poles mark the location of auroral emissions from Jupiter's powerful magnetic field.
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