Possible First Photo of Planet Around Sun-Like Star

[Space Tycoon]

If it's true, this is one big star system.

Possible First Photo of Planet Around Sun-Like Star
(http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080915-first-exoplanet-picture.html)

http://a52.g.akamaitech.net/f/52/827/1d/www.space.com/images/080915-exoplanet-02.jpg






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[neglet]

I'd say that was super-cool, except they said the planet was about 1800 K, which would make it super hot, and I'm not going to say "that's hot." :D

[Space Tycoon]

And yet it's so far out from it's star... about 300 AU's. It must be generating it's own heat.





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[Bill_the_Pony]

300 AU's!! :eek:

























It's already a big country, and imagine 300 of them! :eek:

[mckracken]

SpaceTycoon, you really shouldnt take a flash closeup photo of your eyeball then invert the picture! You'll go blind!:ohwell:

[Space Tycoon]

What makes you think that's the inverse?.... :smirk:






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[Daltons Chin Dimple]

Was that from the Hubble ?

[tstone]

I'm thinking the planet is a brown dwarf, a big gas giant that's not quite big enough to become a star, but is massive enough to heat up.

[Space Tycoon]

Was that from the Hubble ?

Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, apparently.

And hey, it's a University of Toronto team as well. Go T.O.! :chewiedance:






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[Space Tycoon]

I'm thinking the planet is a brown dwarf, a big gas giant that's not quite big enough to become a star, but is massive enough to heat up.

Most likely. Just think, in time we'll have telescopes that can see Earth-like planets and take pictures.







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[Daltons Chin Dimple]

It looks nothing like a brown dwarf !!!

http://www.lahiguera.net/cinemania/actores/tony_cox/fotos/2444/tony_cox.jpg

[Daltons Chin Dimple]

Oh come on, that was at least mildly funny !!!!

[Space Tycoon]

Speaking of brown dwarfs:

I thought Betelgeuse was a Blue giant?!


http://schmoopy.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/beetlejuice.jpg







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[Al-Dog]

Oh come on, that was at least mildly funny !!!!

I laughed on the inside, where it counts.

[Daltons Chin Dimple]

Inside I'm dancing !