Jupiter looks stunning in three different wavelengths of light on one day – CNET [CNET]

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The telescopes snapped the images on Jan. 11, 2017, and the National Science Foundation’s NoirLab astronomy research center released the trio of views on Tuesday.   

“These three portraits highlight the key advantage of multiwavelength astronomy: viewing planets and other astronomical objects at different wavelengths of light allows scientists to glean otherwise unavailable insights,” said NoirLab, pointing out how the planet’s famous Great Red Spot storm system is prominent in visible and ultraviolet, but nearly disappears when seen in infrared.  

NoirLab released interactive versions of the images that let you slide between the observations to see the striking differences for yourself.  

A labeled version of the Hubble visible-light view shows off some of the planet’s distinctive features, including a superstorm and a smaller red area named Red Spot Jr.   

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