The image was captured by the Gemini North Telescope atop Maunakea, Hawai‘i’s tallest peak, and released by the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab.

Dying star glows like a cosmic crystal ball in stunning new telescope image

Astronomers have captured the highest resolution images of Jupiter ever obtained from the ground using a technique known as “lucky imaging technique.'' The remarkable images trace the glowing regions of warmth that lurk beneath the gas giant's cloud tops and reveal lightning strikes and storm systems forming around deep clouds of water ice and liquid.

New images of Jupiter captured by astronomers using 'lucky technique'

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Dying star glows like a cosmic crystal ball in stunning new telescope image

New images of Jupiter captured by astronomers using 'lucky technique'