HR 8799 Solar System Image (IMAGE)

American Museum of Natural History

HR 8799 Solar System Image

Caption

This image of the HR 8799 planets was taken with starlight optically suppressed and data processing conducted to remove residual starlight. The star is at the center of the blackened circle in the image. The four spots indicated with the letters b through e are the planets. This is a composite image using 30 wavelengths of light and was obtained over a period of 1.25 hours on June 14 and 15, 2012.

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Courtesy of Project 1640

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