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Sep 21, 2022 · Webb captured seven of Neptune’s 14 known moons: Galatea, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Proteus, Larissa, and Triton. Neptune’s large and unusual moon, Triton, dominates this Webb portrait of Neptune as a very bright point of light sporting the signature diffraction spikes seen in many of Webb’s images.
Sep 21, 2022 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet’s rings in more...
Sep 21, 2022 · It appears star-like in the Webb imagery. That's because Neptune is darkened in the telescope's view by methane absorption at infrared wavelengths. Triton, on the other hand, reflects an average...
It appears star-like in the Webb imagery. That's because Neptune is darkened in the telescope's view by methane absorption at infrared wavelengths. Triton, on the other hand, reflects an...
Sep 22, 2022 · Triton is Neptune's largest and most unusual moon, which dominates the James Webb image of Neptune as a beaming point of light, creating signature diffraction spikes that are seen in many images.
Sep 21, 2022 · Looming over Neptune in a zoomed-out image is what appears to be a very bright spiky star, but is in fact Triton, Neptune's strange, huge moon haloed with Webb's famed diffraction spikes.
Sep 21, 2022 · But Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) captures objects in the near-infrared range from 0.6 to 5 microns, so Neptune does not appear blue to Webb. The image taken by the Webb telescope also...
