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Mysterious Neptune Dark Spot Detected from Earth (ESOcast 265 Light)

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it. This short video summarises their discovery. For more details, check https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2314/

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ESO

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.

Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.

Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.

Written by: Tom Howarth and Claudia Sciarma.
Music: Stellardrone — I Don’t Belong Here.
Footage and photos: ESO / M. Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, Irwin et al., F. Kamphues, Gianluca Lombardi (glphoto.it), NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/OPO) and G. Bacon (STScI).
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.

About the Video

Id:eso2314a
Release date:24 August 2023, 17:00
Related releases:eso2314
Duration:01 m 27 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Name:Neptune
Type:Solar System : Planet : Feature : Atmosphere
Category:ESOcast
Solar System

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