
The ice giants Uranus and Neptune are some of the least explored planets of our Solar System. While their small size presents a challenge for observers to gleen any details, amateurs with larger telescopes are increasingly successful in producing images and sketches that show features. Photometric observations of these remote planets also provides an opportunity for amateurs to contribute to our body of knowledge about these remote planets.
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JWT Captures Neptune Auroras
3/27/2025

The James Webb Space Telescope has achieved a historic breakthrough
by capturing auroras on Neptune for the first time. Unlike Earth's polar
light shows, Neptune's auroras, driven by its tilted magnetic field,
appear near the planet's mid-latitudes. This groundbreaking discovery
not only completes Voyager's unfinished work but also opens a new
chapter in studying the gas giants' hidden features and mysteries.
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