Almost 400 years have passed since Italian astronomer Galileo Galilie first turned his home-made refracting telescope towards Jupiter. Since then observing and photographing the planets has advanced in leaps and bounds. Observing though the turbulent layers of grimy air is a little like looking at the outside world from bottom of a murky pond - blurring and distorting the picture.
Astronomers have long dreamt of a pristine observing sight with no air turbulence or pollution.
Viewing the planets with an electronic eye. The pixels are combined together in a similar fashion to a tiled mosaic. Since each pixel is represented by a discrete number, any mathematical formula can be applied to change its value. In this way the image can be enhanced to reveal subtle detail, for example within the cloud structure of Jupiter or an image of the rings of Saturn. Such image processing is powerful and invaluable tool.