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Astronomers capture incredible image of Jupiter's breathtaking lightning storms

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Scientist have captured one of the most detailed images ever seen of Jupiter's surface showing breathtaking lightning storms.

The infrared pictures, known as 'lucky' imaging, were taken over a period of three years and stitched together. Captured by the Gemini telescope in Hawaii, they show 50-mile deep lightning storms created by the planet’s fiery atmosphere.

The fascinating image shows red light glowing through thick clouds of water ice and liquid giving it a marbled effect.The 'lucky' technique involves taking hundreds of short exposure images and then only using the sharpest and clearest ones.For example, each section of the planet would be captured, but only the one where the surface looks its most violent would be used in the

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