Three pictures illustrate how the new rings were found: (A) The reflected glare of Uranus itself is blotted out, revealing the planet's rings and moons.
(B) Further processing enabled the astronomers to identify two extremely faint moons, Perdita and Cupid, highlighted here by colored circles.
(C) Still more enhancements revealed two previously unseen rings, labeled R1 and R2.
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I didn't know you were so into astronomy.
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