VLT spots dark spot on Neptune from Earth for first time

Scientists using the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory in northern Chile observed a dark spot on Neptune and a smaller bright point, the first such sighting from Earth.

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Scientists using the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory in northern Chile have observed a dark spot on Neptune alongside a smaller bright point, the first such sighting from Earth.^[1] The detection is reported in a study published in Nature Astronomy. The dark spot and the smaller bright point were resolved with the VLT at ESO's site in northern Chile, and the team's account of the observation marks the first time the features have been captured from the ground.

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Scientists using the VLT telescope at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in northern Chile observed a dark spot on Neptune and a smaller bright point for the first time from Earth, publishing the study in Nature Astronomy. · Vanguardia

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