Keck Telescope Views of Uranus

An infrared composite image of the two hemispheres of Uranus obtained with Keck Telescope adaptive optics.
July 11, 2004
CreditLawrence Sromovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison/W.W. Keck Observatory
PIA NumberPIA17306
Language
  • english

An infrared composite image of the two hemispheres of Uranus obtained with Keck Telescope adaptive optics. The component colors of blue, green, and red were obtained from images made at near infrared wavelengths of 1.26, 1.62, and 2.1 microns respectively. The images were obtained on July 11 and 12, 2004. The North pole is at 4 o'clock.