What did Voyager 2 capture in its last image before its cameras fell silent? | NYGazet

This historic photograph became the last visual record from Voyager 2, taken before its cameras were permanently switched off to save the probe’s dwindling power.

Voyager 2’s last image focused on Neptune and its enigmatic moon, Triton. At the time of capture, the sunlit sides of both bodies faced away from the spacecraft, lending the scene an eerie quality as the probe moved into the darkness beyond Neptune’s... [310 chars]