File:Saturn’s northern auroras (44384121081).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (982 × 981 pixels, file size: 119 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description

The image, observed with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph in the ultraviolet, shows the auroras surrounding Saturn’s north pole region.

In comparing the different observations it became clear that Saturn’s auroras show a rich variety of emissions with highly variable localised features. The variability of the auroras is influenced by both the solar wind and the rapid rotation of Saturn.

Learn more about this image <a href="http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESAC/Hubble_observes_energetic_lightshow_at_Saturn_s_north_pole" rel="nofollow">here</a>.

Credits: ESA/Hubble, NASA & L. Lamy (Observatoire de Paris), ESA/Hubble, NASA & L. Lamy (Observatoire de Paris), <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow">CC BY 4.0</a>
Date
Source Saturn’s northern auroras
Author European Space Agency

Licensing

[edit]
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by europeanspaceagency at https://flickr.com/photos/37472264@N04/44384121081 (archive). It was reviewed on 3 September 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

3 September 2018

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current02:14, 3 September 2018Thumbnail for version as of 02:14, 3 September 2018982 × 981 (119 KB)JCPagc2015 (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons

You cannot overwrite this file.

The following page uses this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Saturn’s_northern_auroras_(44384121081).jpg&oldid=914989386"