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Pluto Encounter

New Horizons LORRI Image

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Time:2015-07-10%3Cbr%3E17:35:44%20UTC
Exposure:9967%20msec
Target:PLUTO
Range:4.5M%20km
Binning:N/A
Image Name:lor_0298855668_0x639_sci_1
Additional Information: These images have artifacts called ‘pupil ghosts’, which are caused by multiple reflections within the telescope from a bright star just outside the camera’s field of view. The ‘pupil’ is essentially the telescope’s primary mirror (the bright annulus) shaded by the three-legged support structure for the secondary mirror.