Exoplanet in the glow of its parent star
An artist's impression of a star and its exoplanet demonstrating the difficulty astronomers face in teasing out the exoplanet's dim glow from the bright glare of its parent star.
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)
About the Video
| Id: | exoplanetsintheglow |
| Release date: | 21 September 2013, 03:50 |
| Duration: | 26 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Exoplanets |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
