These time-lapse images of a newfound planet in our solar system, called 2003 UB313, were taken on Oct. 21, 2003, using the Samuel Oschin Telescope at the Palomar Observatory near San Diego, Calif.
The planet, circled in white, is seen moving across a field of stars. The three images were taken about 90 minutes apart.
Scientists did not discover that the object in these pictures was a planet until Jan. 8, 2005. Image credit: Samuel Oschin Telescope, Palomar Observatory From [2]archive copy at the Wayback Machine. Image credit - NASA/JPL-Caltech.
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain.
The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [4]
A time-lapse image of asteroid 2003 UB313. Taken on Oct. 21, 2003. From [http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/newplanet-072905-images.html] Image credit: Samuel Oschin Telescope, Palomar Observatory {{PD-USGov-NASA}}