Neptune from the VLT with MUSE/GALACSI Narrow Field Mode adaptive optics
This image of the planet Neptune was obtained during the testing of the Narrow-Field adaptive optics mode of the MUSE/GALACSI instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The corrected image is sharper than a comparable image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit:ESO/P. Weilbacher (AIP)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1824a |
| Type: | Planetary |
| Release date: | 18 July 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1824 |
| Size: | 1208 x 1246 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Neptune |
| Type: | Solar System : Planet |
| Category: | Solar System |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 551 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical i | 790 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical I | 806 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical Z | 920 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |