The giant space telescope “James Webb” captured the clearest picture of the rings of Neptune, the eighth and farthest planet of our solar system.
The technical website Engadette said that the image provides “the best view of the planet’s rings in more than 30 years… It is not only clear, but it provides the first-ever look at the dust rings in the infrared spectrum.”
The telescope’s official account said: “The image provides the clearest view of Neptune’s rings in more than 30 years, and the first time we see them in infrared light. Enjoy the pale, ethereal, and dusty Webb’s views of the planet’s rings and moons.”
The image shows seven of Neptune’s 14 moons, the largest of which is Triton (which looks like the star in the photo).
Covered in frozen, condensed nitrogen, it reflects 70 percent of the sunlight that reaches it, making it extremely bright.
James Webb orbits the Sun, regarding 1.5 million km from Earth. It is the most advanced space telescope of its kind.” It was sent into space regarding 7 months ago.
And a historic event occurred weeks ago, when the telescope took the first image showing the group of galaxies “SMACS 0723”, which is the “deepest and clearest” of the universe ever captured in infrared.
