PDS 70 Direct Image (IMAGE)

W. M. Keck Observatory

PDS 70 Direct Image

Caption

A direct image of PDS 70 protoplanets b and planet c (labeled with white arrows) with the circumstellar disk removed. The image was captured using W. M. Keck Observatory's recently upgraded adaptive optics system.

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J. WANG, CALTECH

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