Kelly Lepo on Nostr: Uranus and Neptune are different colors, right? Not really. The Voyager 2 images of ...
Uranus and Neptune are different colors, right?
Not really. The Voyager 2 images of Neptune were both contrast enhanced and colored a little too blue, differing from true color to bring out the details of the planet. Sorry to ruin your childhood.
Here is a re-colored version of the Voyager 2 images, using additional color data from #Hubble and #ESO's Very Large Telescope to get closer to the "true color".
More: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-01-05-new-images-reveal-what-neptune-and-uranus-really-look-0
Not really. The Voyager 2 images of Neptune were both contrast enhanced and colored a little too blue, differing from true color to bring out the details of the planet. Sorry to ruin your childhood.
Here is a re-colored version of the Voyager 2 images, using additional color data from #Hubble and #ESO's Very Large Telescope to get closer to the "true color".
More: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-01-05-new-images-reveal-what-neptune-and-uranus-really-look-0