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Uranus showing polar hood - 7 Nov 2023, Geof Lewis
Uranus showing polar hood - 7 Nov 2023, Geof Lewis

Uranus showing polar hood - 7 Nov 2023

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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Here is my 1st image of Uranus showing a hint of it's polar hood, which is the bright region, albeit very subtle, just off center. Uranus's axis is severely tilted (~98%) in relation to it's orbit, hence the pole is almost pointing directly towards Earth.
This is an IR-RGB image using IR as luminance, as IR is required to show the polar hood. The true colour of Uranus is from the RGB image used as the base layer. The data for both IR and RGB were x3 drizzled. A mouse over of the IR image is avaible or may be seen at revision B.

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    Uranus showing polar hood - 7 Nov 2023, Geof Lewis
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  • Uranus showing polar hood - 7 Nov 2023, Geof Lewis
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Title: IR image

Description: IR image used as luminance in the original

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Uranus showing polar hood - 7 Nov 2023, Geof Lewis

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