Despina transit of Neptune
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On 24 August 1989, beginning at 20:00:45, the Voyager 2 probe captured a sequence of four images showing a transit of Neptune by its moon, Despina. They are taken sequentially over a period of about 27 minutes though different filters. The transit was not noticed at the time of the flyby. It was identified by Ted Stryk in 2009, 20 years after the images were taken.[1]
Original images[edit]
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Frame C1138023
20:00:45
Blue filter -
Frame C1138034
20:09:33
Orange filter -
Frame C1138045
20:18:21
Violet filter -
Frame C1138056
20:27:09
Green filter
