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Related: About this forumHubble Imagery Confirms New Dark Spot on Neptune
The Hubbel Space Telescope is just amazing and it has yielded yet another discovery: a giant vortex on Neptune larger than the continental United States:
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-imagery-confirms-new-dark-spot-on-neptune
in spite of its rocky start due to flawed optics, the Hubbel telescope has proven to be one of the most effective scientific investments in history. Its scientific users make new discoveries all the time and now NASA has extended its mission into the 2020's. More to learn!
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Hubble Imagery Confirms New Dark Spot on Neptune (Original Post)
PJMcK
Jun 2016
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longship
(40,416 posts)1. Here's a pic.
And BTW, it's spelled Hubble!
PJMcK
(21,988 posts)2. Early morning pre-coffee typo!
Thanks for posting the picture, longship.
Have a great weekend.
longship
(40,416 posts)3. Same to you, my friend.
byronius
(7,389 posts)4. Beauty.