English: 2018 May 06: Note that the blue channel contains data collected through a red filter, not a near-infrared one. Apologies for not mentioning that in my original description.

Why do Jupiter's poles glow brightly in infrared? I can't honestly say I know why, but I like the way it is completely opposite from visible light. In visible light, the poles are darker, and the middle latitudes near the limb practically glow in blue light. The Great Red Spot is also visible as a large, salmon hued spot in this image. Jupiter is interestingly contrasty in the near-infrared FQ889N filter, which is one of the methane bands.

These data were collected by Hubble to assist in providing context for Juno data, which are so close up to the planet that the field of view relatively small, and it can be helpful to see what is going on with the rest of the planet at the same time. A variety of data were collected for this purpose, including visible, near-uv, and near-infrared.Knowing this, one begins to gain an understanding of how having robust and overlapping datasets from various observatories and probes working in tandem can greatly augment scientific research. Juno or Hubble data alone would be much less valuable. In short, it takes a village.

I thought I would get Europa in this image, but then I found out that moon was hiding in Jupiter's shadow. Io was hanging out in the corner way out of the way, and two fainter moons could also be seen. Io was saturated anyway, and the faint moons were very faint, so I cropped all of them off to focus on Jupiter. Poor things.

This image represents Jupiter as it would have appeared on 2016-12-12 at 00:13 UTC.

Take a look at the proposal these data were collected for: Wide Field Coverage for Juno (WFCJ): Jupiter's 2D Wind Field and Cloud Structure

Red: WFC3/UVIS FQ889N (id9o09faq) Green: WFC3/UVIS FQ727N (id9o09fcq)

Blue: WFC3/UVIS F631N (id9o09fdq)