--- title: "The Glorifying Pictures of Jupiter were Captured by James Webb Telescope" description: "NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured beautiful pictures of the Jupiter which was showing two small moons, faint rings and auroras of both the po" author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-08-24 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1923/the-glorifying-pictures-of-jupiter-were-captured-by-james-webb-telescope category: "space and research" tags: ["image view", "space science", "science and technology"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # The Glorifying Pictures of Jupiter were Captured by James Webb Telescope **NASA's [James Webb Space Telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2964/nasa-notifies-a-mysterious-glitch-in-the-james-webb-space-telescope)** has captured beautiful pictures of the planet **Jupiter** which has been showing two small moons, faint rings and auroras at the northern and southern poles. ``` HIGHLIGHTS An extremely exceptional view to see details of Jupiter in one single image The composite pictures were taken with the observatory's Near-Infrared Camera It was launched in December 2021 from French Guiana on an Ariane 5 rocket ``` As per a planetary astronomer **Imke de Pater of the [University of California](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43811/how-can-i-apply-to-university-of-california-los-angeles-ucla)**, **Berkeley** '**we did not extremely expected it to be this good, to be honest**.' She added '**It's extremely exceptional that we were able to see details on Jupiter beside its rings, little satellites, and even galaxies in one single image.**' De Pater had headed the observations of Jupiter, the biggest planet in our **[solar system](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1792/the-images-of-the-largest-canyons-in-the-solar-system-were-available-through-esa-s-mars-express),** with **Thierry Fouchet of the Paris Observatory**. Well, the composite pictures were taken with the observatory's **Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam)** and were unnaturally colored as infrared light was not visible to the human eye. The auroras which were above the northern and southern poles of Jupiter were mapped in redder colors while on the other hand the **Great Red Spot**, a storm larger than **Earth**, seems white. One image had showed Jupiter's faint rings and its moons **Amalthea** and **Adrastea**. It was launched in the month of **December 2021** from **French Guiana** on an **Ariane 5 rocket**. Webb has been orbiting the Sun at a distance of **a million miles** (**1.6 million kilometers**) from Earth, in a region of space known as the **[second](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1292/the-james-webb-space-telescope-will-orbit-lagrange-point-2-as-per-nasa)****[Lagrange point](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1292/the-james-webb-space-telescope-will-orbit-lagrange-point-2-as-per-nasa)**. Therefore, it almost took the spacecraft nearly a month to reach the region, where it would remain in a very mounted position behind the Earth and **Sun** to present it a complete clear view of the cosmos. The [Webb telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1366/the-three-month-alignment-process-for-the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-begun) has been a [global collaboration](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114315/how-can-global-collaboration-enhance-pandemic-preparedness-and-response-strategies) between the **US [space agency](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32252/cryogenic-engine-for-upper-stage-of-gslv-mk-iii-was-successfully-tested-by-which-space-agency) NASA**, the **European Space Agency**, and the **Canadian Space Agency** involving over **10,000** individuals. Also Read: [A closer look of Jupiter's rings and moons is possible with NASA's James Webb Telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1754/a-closer-look-of-jupiter-s-rings-and-moons-is-possible-with-nasa-s-james-webb-telescope) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1923/the-glorifying-pictures-of-jupiter-were-captured-by-james-webb-telescope Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.