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Old 02-07-2010, 07:37 AM
Nortilus (Josh)
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Actual Exoplanet Images - Non fake

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl...01/2942094.htm

pretty cool...well i thought it was.
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Old 02-07-2010, 10:08 AM
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Cool, 8 Jupiter masses... hmm.. seems as though a collection is building all the way up from Jupiter to Brown Dwarfs...

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"I'm just not convinced that this result is that significant. I don't see any clear evidence yet that the planet and star are gravitationally bound," he says.
and how is the mass measured then?
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Old 02-07-2010, 11:02 AM
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what i wanna see it the Hard Core astrophoto nerds catch this one. go on you lot, i dare ya!
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Old 02-07-2010, 02:24 PM
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With a seperation of 2.2 arcsecs & unknown magnitude leaning towards the near infrared that could be a tough one.

Someone, somewhere will have a go at it...& good on 'em too.
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