#1 — 1610: Jupiter & the “Medicean Stars”
Jan 1610 • Galileo Galilei • ~20× refractor • Visible (hand‑drawn)
Public domain (historical manuscript)
Jan 1610 • Galileo Galilei • ~20× refractor • Visible (hand‑drawn)
Public domain (historical manuscript)
#2 — 1979: Voyager 1 (Visible)
Feb–Mar 1979 • NASA/JPL Imaging • Voyager 1 ISS • Visible (spacecraft imaging)
NASA/JPL
Feb–Mar 1979 • NASA/JPL Imaging • Voyager 1 ISS • Visible (spacecraft imaging)
NASA/JPL
#3 — 1994: Hubble (Visible) — Shoemaker‑Levy 9
Jul 1994 • HST SL9 observers • HST WFPC2 • Visible
NASA/ESA/HST
Jul 1994 • HST SL9 observers • HST WFPC2 • Visible
NASA/ESA/HST
#4 — 1995: Galileo Orbiter (Visible)
1995–2003 • NASA/JPL Galileo • Solid‑State Imager • Visible
NASA/JPL
1995–2003 • NASA/JPL Galileo • Solid‑State Imager • Visible
NASA/JPL
#5 — 2000–2011: Chandra (X‑ray) Auroras
Dec 2000; Oct 2011 • Chandra (+ HST overlay) • X‑ray + Optical (composite, false colour)
NASA/CXC; NASA/ESA/HST
Dec 2000; Oct 2011 • Chandra (+ HST overlay) • X‑ray + Optical (composite, false colour)
NASA/CXC; NASA/ESA/HST
#6 — 2016: ESO VLT / VISIR (5 µm)
Feb–Jun 2016 • ESO VLT — VISIR • Mid‑IR (5 µm, false colour)
ESO/VLT (VISIR)
Feb–Jun 2016 • ESO VLT — VISIR • Mid‑IR (5 µm, false colour)
ESO/VLT (VISIR)
#7 — 2020: Hubble (UV + Visible + NIR)
Aug 2020 (release) • HST WFC3 • UV + Visible + Near‑IR (false colour composite)
NASA/ESA/Hubble
Aug 2020 (release) • HST WFC3 • UV + Visible + Near‑IR (false colour composite)
NASA/ESA/Hubble
#8 — 2022: JWST / NIRCam (Near‑IR)
Jul 2022 • NASA/ESA/CSA JWST • Near‑IR (false colour)
NASA/ESA/CSA/JWST
Jul 2022 • NASA/ESA/CSA JWST • Near‑IR (false colour)
NASA/ESA/CSA/JWST