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
NASA caption
NASA caption
| 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 • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
467 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
588 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical R |
673 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
