This is very interesting... Our solar system's planet, #Neptune does not have the deep blue colour it is depicted with, as I can recall from seeing it in textbooks. It very much resembles #Uranus , in actuality. I guess the artificial colour enhancements helped to differentiate the two. And, you know, it's good that the true colour of Neptune is more like the shade of #PrinceNeptune 's first book, which is a pale teal. Seems much more fitting and appropriate, now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEs4NWfp4Ac
Hold Onto Your Hats: #JWST Unveils Unprecedentedly Crisp View of #Uranus And Its Rings
Uranus is an especially odd planet in our solar system because it rotates basically on its side at an angle of 98 degrees.
That gives it the most extreme seasons, a Uranian year lasts about 84 Earth years. Due to Uranus's wonky tilt, the sun only shines on one pole for a quarter of an entire Uranian year, leading to a very long winter that lasts 21 Earth years. https://www.sciencealert.com/hold-onto-your-hats-jwst-unveils-unprecedentedly-crisp-view-of-uranus-and-its-rings
"For decades, images taken of Neptune have looked like the planet has a deep blue hue, while Uranus seemed more green. However, these two ice giants may actually look more similar to each other than astronomers previously believed."
Color processing in space imagery can be tricky. For example, the colours of Uranus and Neptune; You all know the famous Voyager 2 images of both and the stark contrast of shades of blue. Well, it turns out that they have the same shades of blue. As usual, it has sparked an amusing debate online.
I must admit, this news about #Uranus and #Neptune has me shook:
"A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images show both ice giants are in fact a similar shade of greenish blue, which is the 'most accurate representation yet' of the planets' colors, the new study finds."
#PPOD: What better way to finish out the week than with this new image of Uranus taken by the JWST? Taken with NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), the picture shows the planet and its rings in new clarity. The planet’s seasonal north polar cap gleams in a bright white, and Webb’s exquisite sensitivity resolves Uranus’ dim inner and outer rings, including the Zeta ring—the extremely faint and diffuse ring closest to the planet. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI