Looking for faint companions

The left side shows a raw image, while the right side shows the result after the newly developed technique was applied. Thanks to this technique it is possible to study the faint AB Doradus C (about 100 times fainter than its host), once the contamination from the brighter AB Doradus A and the artefacts due to atmospheric turbulence are subtracted. AB Doradus is the closest faint companion ever detected by imaging.

Crediti:

ESO

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Identificazione:eso0728a
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:19 Giugno 2007
Notizie relative:eso0728
Grandezza:3521 x 1965 px

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Nome:AB Doradus, AB Doradus C
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Distanza:150 Anni luce
Categoria:Exoplanets

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Infrarosso
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Very Large Telescope
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Very Large Telescope
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