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Exoplanet Reports Exaggerated
The Bad Astronomer writes "The reports of the first direct picture of an exoplanet are misleading. The real news is that an image of a probable exoplanet taken in 2008 using a telescope in Hawaii have been confirmed — it's a planet. In fact, exoplanets have been directly imaged before; the first was in 2005. More images of other planets were released in 2008. To be specific: this new planet is the first to be directly imaged orbiting a sun-like star using observations made from the ground. That's actually still quite a technological achievement, but don't be misled by hyperbolic headlines."
...but don't be misled by hyperbolic headlines.
Uhm yeah, we're pretty much at the wrong site for that advice...
Waiting for the first photograph of an exoplanet from an underwater observatory. And you though atmospheric refraction was a pain on land!