Natural view of Neptune taken by MUSE at the VLT

This image shows Neptune observed with the MUSE instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope. At each pixel within Neptune, MUSE splits the incoming light into its constituent colours or wavelengths. This is similar to obtaining images at thousands of different wavelengths all at once, which provides a wealth of valuable information to astronomers. This image combines all colours captured by MUSE into a “natural” view of Neptune, where a dark spot can be seen to the upper-right.