Planet Neptune: Mysterious Dark Spot Detected from Earth | ESO

Planet Neptune: Mysterious Dark Spot Detected from Earth | ESO

ESOcast 265 Light: Using the European Southern Observatory’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 summarizes their discovery.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (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

Footage and photos: ESO / M. Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, Irwin et al., F. Kamphues, Gianluca Lombardi, NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/OPO) and G. Bacon (STScI).

Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova

Duration: 1 minute, 27 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 24, 2023

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