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First Image Of Planet-Like Body Orbiting A Star

Posted by timothy on from the won't-be-the-last dept.

deglr6328 writes "The Gemini North Telescope has, for the first time, directly imaged a planet like body orbiting a star. The object is a brown dwarf, 55 to 78 times the mass of planet Jupiter and 14 AU distant from its parent star 15 Sge. It was imaged using adaptive optics(see also here) that correct for the blurring effect of the atmosphere using deformable mirrors. Cool!"

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  1. Quick boy! by Ieshan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Somebody go get SETI!

  2. Any of Rosanne Barr's Exes. by simetra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    'nuff said.

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  3. I've gone colour-blind! by ukryule · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The object is a brown dwarf

    Doesn't look that brown to me!

    Then again, I believe that black holes aren't that black either ... :-)

  4. Not exactly... by dimator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    but I'm reminded of a joke:

    Q. What does toilet paper have in common with the star ship Enterprise?

    A. The both go around Uranus picking up Klingons.

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  5. Re:Planet-like bodies by JimPooley · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Whatchoo talkin' about?

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