Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Neptune in Retrograde

The new Kepler mission, K2, happened to point at Neptune for two months earlier this year.  Take a look.  You can see Neptune (first in retrograde),  its moon Triton, and actually the much smaller moon Nereid as well.  I'm not sure, but the fast moving objects that zip across the field of view are likely asteroids in the asteroid belt.


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