Sunday, April 7, 2013

Project 1640 image of the four exoplanets orbiting HR 8977. The image has been enhanced fo...



Although the number of exoplanets identified to date is gradually working towards the brand in 1000, less than twenty years have been discovered during the direct observation of astronomical telescopes. Four of them (HR 8977 b, c, d and e) an attractive circle of stars A5 called HR 8977, which is about 130 light years from Earth. Thank you to the Division of astrophysical research little known, the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), we now have the opportunity to review the composition of their atmospheres taking simultaneous spectrographs four planets. .. Continue reading the high-tech imaging reveals the atmospheric composition of several exoplanets


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space
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  • Adaptive optics, astronomy, exoplanets, imaging, optical, optics, spectroscopy telescope

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