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PJMcK

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Fri Jun 24, 2016, 07:26 AM Jun 2016

Hubble 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 OP
Here's a pic. longship Jun 2016 #1
Early morning pre-coffee typo! PJMcK Jun 2016 #2
Same to you, my friend. longship Jun 2016 #3
Beauty. byronius Jun 2016 #4
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