Jupiter and Three Moons

SOFIA image of Jupiter and three of the Galilean moons composed of multiple frames taken at wavelengths of 5.4, 24 and 37 microns with the FORCAST infrared camera (P.I. Terry Herter, Cornell University). These data and other measurements from SOFIA’s First Light flight show that the observatory aircraft and telescope were remarkably stable on their first night out. (Image is oriented with Jupiter's north pole at the top.)

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