NASA's OSIRIS-REx takes its first image of Jupiter
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 11:51
in Astronomy & Space
This image was taken at 3:38 a.m. EST on Feb. 9, 2017, when the spacecraft was 75 million miles (120 million kilometers) from Earth and 419 million miles (675 million kilometers) from Jupiter. With an exposure time of two seconds, the image renders Jupiter overexposed, but allows for enhanced detection of stars in the background.