Gordan Ugarkovic

Gordan is a Croatian software developer and amateur astrophotographer. He dabbles in planetary image processing, creating color composites from datasets such as Cassini/Huygens, as he is "somewhat underwhelmed by the frequency the Cassini Imaging Team releases color composites." His work can be viewed on his Flickr page.

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Latest Processed Space Images

Io plumes near the terminator

Posted 2013/09/03 | 0 comments

These false color images, composed of CB2 and BL1 filter images from the Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS), reveal two volcanic plumes near the terminator of Io on January 1st and 5th, 2001. The glow on Io's dark side is light scattered from Jupiter behind it. The images on the left are highly stretched versions of the images on the right in order to highlight the locations of the plumes.

Animation of Tvashtar and Pele's Plumes

Posted 2013/09/03 | 0 comments

This animation, composed of UV3 frames from the Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) taken on January 2, 2001 and magnified by a factor of 2, shows plumes from Io's Tvashtar and Pele Paterae (volcanoes).