Neptune and its Rings

A brilliant image from the James Webb Space Telescope as seen in Astronomy Picture of the Day for 23/9/22.

The image is different from the usual pictures of Neptune as the James Webb Space Telescope is “seeing” in infra-red light, hence the relative brightness of the rings, its planet Triton to the top left and of the storm clouds in its atmosphere.

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