Shoemaker-Levy 9/Jupiter Collision: Recent Images

Farewell IR images from La Silla, July 30/31st: Click here for D,G,R,S impact area and here for the the view 5 hours later.

Infrared spectra from plume of H impact: First spectrum - near centre of H impact region; Second spectrum - at leading side of H impact region.

Q impacts, 2.3 microns, from Calar Alto, July 20: Click here for picture

Impact L, 10 microns from NOT, La Palma, July 19: Click here for picture

Spots G,L and K, methane band, La Silla, July 19: Click here for picture

Variation of the brightness of plume H: Click here for plot, and here for another plot (time values slightly earlier).

Impact H, 10 microns from La Silla, July 18: Click here for picture

Impact H, 10 microns sequence of 9 images from La Silla, July 18: Click here for picture

Impacts A and E, 2.1 micron from La Silla, July 18: Click here for picture

Impacts A and E, 5 micron from La Silla, July 18: Click here for picture

HST image of plume, July 16 Click for picture: Plume image

First Impact images from La Silla, July 17: Click for pictures:

Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4, Image 5, Image 6, Image 7

First Impact image from HST, July 17: Click for picture:

WF/PC image

Last SL9 Images from La Silla, July 15: Click for pictures:

Fragments E-H

Fragments L-W

Last Picture

Colour images of Jupiter, July 14: Click for pictures: Image 1 Image 2 Image 3

Three Days to go - NTT image, July 13. Click here for picture.

Five Days to go - NTT image, July 11. Click here for picture.

Jupiter before the impacts, July 12. Click here for picture.

ESO Schmidt Camera view of the comet approaching Jupiter. Click here for picture (100k).

Hubble Space Telescope, True colour image of Jupiter and Io, July 13. Click here for picture (91k).

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