Juan Carlos Muñoz on Nostr: Using ESO's Very Large #Telescope, astronomers have observed a dark spot on #Neptune ...
Using ESO's Very Large #Telescope, astronomers have observed a dark spot on #Neptune for the first time from Earth.
They used an instrument called MUSE, which in a nutshell takes thousands of images at different colours or wavelengths in one shot 🌈
This helped astronomers determine the height of the spot within Neptune's atmosphere and why it appears dark.
More info: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2314/
Video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwC3EcvJPm0
📷 ESO/Irwin et al.
#astrodon #astronomy #space #planet
They used an instrument called MUSE, which in a nutshell takes thousands of images at different colours or wavelengths in one shot 🌈
This helped astronomers determine the height of the spot within Neptune's atmosphere and why it appears dark.
More info: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2314/
Video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwC3EcvJPm0
📷 ESO/Irwin et al.
#astrodon #astronomy #space #planet