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Jupiter sure knows how to party. The gas giant has put on a beautiful light show in the form of auroras at its north pole. The Hubble Space Telescope captured the display.

Unlike the auroras here on Earth, which show up as visible light, Jupiter’s electric blue whirl is ultraviolet, so you wouldn’t be able to see it as depicted in the composite image above. But Hubble is able to capture the incredible detail.

We will soon get an even closer look. Auroras are created when high-energy particles from the solar wind interact with a planet’s magnetic field. Next week, NASA’s Juno probe arrives at Jupiter, where it will be able to study this interaction up close. Researchers plan to combine its readings with those made by Hubble.

The team have also captured a timelapse video of the Jovian aurora as it crossed over the pole.

“These auroras are very dramatic and among the most active I have ever seen,”����������  at the University of Leicester, UK, who is leading the work. “It almost seems as if Jupiter is throwing a firework party for the imminent arrival of Juno.”