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Astronomical objects have fascinated mankind ever since the beginnings of recorded history and probably long before that. Today the Hubble space telescope and it's companion instruments, the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Infrared camera allow us to peer deep into the mysteries of the cosmos. Yet the more we discover, the deeper the mystery and the more fascinated we become.
Jupiter's 3rd Red Spot
In what's beginning to look like a case of planetary measles, a third red spot has appeared alongside its cousins — the Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr. — in the turbulent Jovian atmosphere. This third red spot, which is a fraction of the size of the two other features, lies to the west of the Great Red Spot in the same latitude band of clouds. The visible-light images were taken on May 9 and 10 with Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.