This video shows one lucky imaging set of observations on Jupiter, taken 8
April 2019, as a timelapse on each pointing of the mosaic (left) used to
construct the final full view of Jupiter (right). The power of lucky imaging
is clearly shown: some frames are sharp and detailed, while others seem
blurred or even unfocused because of changes in Earth’s atmosphere above the
telescope. By combining only the sharpest images in each pointing, astronomers
can dramatically reduce the adverse effects of Earth’s atmosphere on the
quality of the images. Also note that the features on Jupiter noticeably move
as each set of images is taken. Astronomers correct for that movement before
stitching the clearest images together into a sharp view of the full planet.
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Credit:
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, M.H. Wong (UC Berkeley) and
team Acknowledgments: Image processing: M. Zamani Other Images: NASA, ESA,
M.H. Wong (UC Berkeley), and A. James and M.W. Carruthers (STScI)
