A while back I wrote that a new storm on Jupiter would pass by the Great Red Spot, and while they weren't expected to interact very much, it should make for an interesting sight. Well, I called it right on the money.
The encounter between the two spots was captured by the giant Gemini telescopes in July. The image is in the infrared (in visible light both spots would be red). The astronomers used three filters (ranging from just outside what our eyes can detect in IR to way out in the IR spectrum) just like they would for an optical image. The filters used really bring out the spots, so they are very easy to see. Here's what the astronomers say about the images:
In this color composite image, white indicates cloud features at relatively high altitudes; blue indicates lower cloud structures; and red represents still deeper cloud features. ...
