A crescent-shaped Neptune and its moon Triton, captured by Voyager 2 in 1989. The image, taken from a unique vantage point, shows Neptune's reddish hue due to forward-scattered sunlight, a view impossible from Earth. Triton is visible as a small, bright point of light near Neptune.

Astronomy Picture from 14/04/2013

Crescent Neptune and Triton

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130414.html


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