解説GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging HR 8799e.jpg
English: The GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has made the first direct observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry. This method revealed a complex exoplanetary atmosphere with clouds of iron and silicates swirling in a planet-wide storm. The technique presents unique possibilities for characterising many of the exoplanets known today.
This computer rendering, courtesy of SpaceEngine, shows the observed exoplanet, which goes by the name HR8799e.
Italiano: Rappresentazione artistica del pianeta estrasolare HR8799e percorso da nubi violente
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GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging
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The GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has made the first direct observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry. This method revealed a complex exoplanetary atmosphere with clouds of iron and silicates swirling in a planet-wide storm. The technique presents unique possibilities for characterising many of the exoplanets known today. This artist’s impression shows the observed exoplanet, which goes by the name HR8799e.
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