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Description: This is a 591‑second exposure by the Voyager 2 wide-angle camera taken through a clear filter. All the known rings of Neptune are visible. The bright glare is due to overexposure of Neptune's crescent, bright patches are stars, dark patches probably image processing artifacts.
Title: Neptune rings PIA02224
Credit: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02224
Author: Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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