Highest Resolution of Neptune since Voyager-2 flyby

Two groups have recently used the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC 2) to acquire new high-resolution images of the planet Neptune. Members of the WFPC-2 Science Team, lead by John Trauger, acquired the first series of images on 27 through 29 June 1994.

Credit:

WFPC2 Science Team

About the Image

NASA press release
Id:opo9509a
Type:Collage
Release date:14 June 1995, 06:00
Size:510 x 259 px

About the Object

Name:Neptune
Type:Solar System : Planet
Category:Solar System

Image Formats

r.titleLarge JPEG
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r.titleScreensize JPEG
46.2 KB

Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
B
467 nm Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2
Optical
V
588 nm Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2
Optical
R
673 nm Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2

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