Spinning brown dwarf with narrow colored atmospheric bands

This image shows how the faster a brown dwarf spins, the narrower the colored atmospheric bands on it are likely to become. Some brown dwarfs glow in visible light, but they're typically brightest in infrared wavelengths, which are longer than what human eyes can see.

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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 19, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: video