Elephant0991toScience@beehaw.orgEnglish·10 months agoedit-210 months agocross-posted to: astronomy@mander.xyzUranus' color isn't green, it's greenish-blue, and so is Neptune's: Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours for first time(www.bbc.com)external-linkarrow-up169arrow-down10message-square15file-textfedilink
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkUranus' color isn't green, it's greenish-blue, and so is Neptune's: Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours for first time(www.bbc.com)Elephant0991toScience@beehaw.orgEnglish·10 months agoedit-210 months agocross-posted to: astronomy@mander.xyzmessage-square15file-textfedilink
Previous images of Neptune and Uranus, particularly from Voyager 2, were inaccurately blue and green due to image processing for detail enhancement. New research analyzed data from Hubble and VLT telescopes to reveal their “true” colors are both a similar shade of greenish-blue. Neptune still has a slightly bluer tinge due to a thinner haze layer. Uranus may appear slightly greener in summer/winter but bluer in spring/autumn due to its unique tilt. This research corrects a long-held misconception about these distant planets.
minus-squaredoctordevicearrow-up5arrow-down0·10 months agolinkfedilinkAm I missing something, or does Uranus look almost exactly the same in the Voyager 2 and reprocessed images? The reprocessed one just looks a tiny bit brighter.
minus-squarePerson264arrow-up4arrow-down0·10 months agolinkfedilinkThere’s really not much in it, I can kinda see it’s slightly less green as well as brighter like you say.
Am I missing something, or does Uranus look almost exactly the same in the Voyager 2 and reprocessed images? The reprocessed one just looks a tiny bit brighter.
Somebody bleached Uranus
There’s really not much in it, I can kinda see it’s slightly less green as well as brighter like you say.