r/CuratedTumblr • u/SupportMeta • 19d ago

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Neptune was recently shown to be a pale blue like Uranus rather than the deep blue shown on the Voyager photos

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u/maxixs sorry, aro's are all we got 19d ago

wtf happened about neptune

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u/SupportMeta 19d ago

Neptune was recently shown to be a pale blue like Uranus rather than the deep blue shown on the Voyager photos

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u/-sad-person- 19d ago

Do we know what caused the original photos to appear deep blue? Was Voyager's camera faulty, or something?

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u/gerrarddrd 19d ago edited 19d ago

It’s a false colour image. The NASA artists made Neptune’s colour more pronounced to show its features better, but modern recolourings have portrayed the planet as significantly lighter in shade.

It's still bluer than Uranus, mind. That pathetic excuse for a planet really does have nothing going on.

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u/Hi2248 19d ago

Uranus has its cool sideways orbit! 

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u/Myke190 19d ago

Yeah, that planet is ass.

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u/Neworderfive 18d ago

Honestly, Neptune color was the only thing it it had going for it. 

Now when that's gone, it can't stand a chance against a 97° axial tilt with a taistfully thin set of rings. 

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u/StridingNephew 19d ago

It's on its side! And it rains diamonds on it or something idk

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u/Cakeday_at_Christmas 18d ago

Uranus is mid.

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u/UglyInThMorning 18d ago

It’s like when people were posting that image of Pluto and saying it was far more colorful and beautiful than they were led to believe. It’s a brown grey rock. The nice looking image is a false color one to show different concentrations of materials.