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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: Gefn on September 22, 2022, 03:39:47 pm

Title: Neptune and rings shine in photos from new space telescope
Post by: Gefn on September 22, 2022, 03:39:47 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune and its rings haven’t looked this good in decades.

NASA released new glamour shots of our solar system’s outermost planet Wednesday taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The pictures taken in July show not only Neptune’s thin rings, but its faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared, as well as seven of its 14 known moons.

Webb showed Jupiter at its best in a series of fresh photos released last month.

Launched less than a year ago, the $10 billion Webb is spending most of its time peering much deeper into the universe. Astronomers hope to see back to almost the beginning of time when the first stars and galaxies were forming.

https://apnews.com/article/astronomy-science-neptune-galaxies-ee9c12ffa7be4a35e54396134354a9be

Title: Re: Neptune and rings shine in photos from new space telescope
Post by: Gefn on September 22, 2022, 03:40:19 pm

In total awe - the rings! The rings!

Title: Re: Neptune and rings shine in photos from new space telescope
Post by: Smokin Joe on September 22, 2022, 08:44:38 pm

Quote from: Gefn on September 22, 2022, 03:40:19 pm

In total awe - the rings! The rings!

Moon tracks... :laugh: