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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

This is a really good question. I suspect the color in the image has been enhanced. I've been trying to find a scientific reason that the clouds could appear blue, but haven't found anything conclusive.

However, I did find a NASA page with raw images of Jupiter.

Here's a raw image:

Here's an image that's been color-enhanced:

It's not uncommon for space images to be color-enhanced. On the one hand, it may feel less authentic. On the other hand, the visible light levels in space may be insufficient for our expectations and uses anyway. Although I don't know the origin of the picture at the top of this page, I know that it's common practice for space photos to be enhanced. In fact they're often taken in non-visible spectrums and fully converted to something humans can see and comprehend. Ever see detailed, colorful photos of galaxies? They were probably taken in X-ray and colorized in processing. Cool as it would be, you wouldn't see those colors in real life.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

The junocam page has raw shots from the actual device: https://www.msss.com/all_projects/junocam.php

Caption of another:

Multiple images taken with the JunoCam instrument on three separate orbits were combined to show all areas in daylight, enhanced color, and stereographic projection.

In other words, the images you see are heavily processed composites...

Dare I say, "AI enhanced," as they sometimes do use ML algorithms for astronomy. Though ones designed for scientific usefulness, of course, and mostly for pattern identification in bulk data AFAIK.

[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

I believe the image is from one of the poles, rather than the side view we usually see.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

It used to be called Christianpiter.

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 hours ago

Sexyy photo

[–] Sunlightl@fedia.io 61 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Slightly adjusted desktop background

Slightly adjusted desktop background of initial image. Jupiter over star field.

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 14 points 18 hours ago

I can practically hear the Cortex Command theme when it's portrayed like this

[–] betahack@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I'm no scientist, butt I believe that is an image of Jupiter's Uranus

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 28 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 43 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

"girls go to college to get more knowledge, boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider"

Kids say this to each other

[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Thanks. The rhyme doesn't really make sense though, right? Or am I missing something?

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

Thanks ! Never heard it before

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Some of us went to Mars, to get candy bars.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 4 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

And I went to Venus, to get more...

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 3 points 7 hours ago

fabulous !! you got more fabulous

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[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 44 points 1 day ago

Jokes aside, damn thatssa a pretty planet

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

That looks like a lot of storms

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] flango@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 hour ago

You're amazing

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago
[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 10 points 21 hours ago

Stary night vibes

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Isn't that artificially colored?

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 28 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Ya, but I rather think about it as an 'enhanced spectrum' image. The structures you see are all real and similarly coloured, it's just enhanced

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 17 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Ahh, yes. Crank the saturation, crush the shadows, and blast the highlights.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 18 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Jupiter's gonna have a bomb tinder profile now

[–] fayaz@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 2 points 10 hours ago
[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 27 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Almost all gas giant images are

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

Yeah. Neptune's a dull grey.

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[–] lemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not quite. It's based on real wavelenths detected, but they might've been arificially assigned colours (although I think the images this is based on sort of correspond to human perception). But the colours are massively adjusted and contrast increased way past the point I would consider reasonable.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

These images are mindblowing. Bring me back down to Earth? Do you have a favorite image with reasonable coloring and contrast?

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 31 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I don't get it, do you mind explaining?

[–] kshade@lemmy.world 36 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

It's a thing kids say to taunt each other, "girls go to college to get more knowledge, boys go to Jupiter, to get more stupider".

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What does that... mean? Is it a jab about college attendance demographics skewing towards women?

[–] __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Kids don't know about college demographics. It's a dumb thing kids say to tease each other. Like 7 year old kids. It just means boys are stupid.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Yeah one of the ~~Moody blues~~ someone posted with the girls playing jump rope made it click

EDIT oops I meant "comic." I got distracted by the Moody Blues playing on the radio.

[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago

The thought of elementary school girls clowning on boys by pointing out college attendance demographics is precious though.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago

Ah, got it, thank you!

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 23 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

...or vice versa, usually depending on the taunter's gender.

Also, see xkcd 1202 and 2771

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 20 hours ago

Now I've got a hankering for pamplemousse 😄

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 15 hours ago

the storms, and different chemical/compositions im guessing.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 9 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

There are jet winds circling around Jupiter westwards and ones that are circling the other way, which creates turbulence, and there are ginormous thunderstorms as well

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Mmnm I bet there's chocolate nugat and bipedal organisms in there

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