Jupiter from the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility and SpeX Instrument (IMAGE)

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Jupiter from the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility and SpeX Instrument

Caption

[Screen captured from Video 1]. Bright regions at the poles result from auroral emissions; the contrast at low- and midlatitudes has been enhanced for visibility. Great Red Spot (GRS) emissions at midlatitudes are noticeable on the planetary disc. Additional info: The vertical dark line in the middle of the image indicates the position of the spectrometer slit, which was aligned along the rotational axis of Jupiter. Image shown is taken from the slit (slit-jaw imaging) using the "L-filter" (3.13 - 3.53μm).

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<i>James O’Donoghue, Luke Moore and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)</i>

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