Surprise planet found around extreme star pair (ESOcast 247 Light)
ESO’s Very Large Telescope has captured an image of a planet orbiting b Centauri, a pair of stars that can be seen with the naked eye. Find out why this next-door planetary system is extreme in this short video.
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Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Juliet Hannay and Giulio Mazzolo.
Music: Stellardrone — Milky Way.
Footage and photos: ESO, Janson et al., L. Calçada, Space Engine (spaceengine.org), Daniele Gasparri (www.astroatacama.com) and C. Malin (christophmalin.com).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.
Videosta
Tunnistus: | eso2118a |
Julkaisupäivä: | 8. joulukuuta 2021 17:00 |
Vastaavat julkaisut: | eso2118 |
Kesto: | 01 m 30 s |
Frame rate: | 25 fps |
Kohteesta
Nimi: | b Centauri |
Tyyppi: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
Kategoria: | ESOcast Exoplanets |