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Researchers Used Two Telescopes to Discover a Planet Hidden In Plain Sight - PetaPixel
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Jeremy Gray
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Astronomers have successfully imaged a new exoplanet, Beta Pictoris d, by using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. The discovery was made possible by subtracting the light of the host star to reveal the planet hidden in the glare.
‘This image, taken with ESOs Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows Beta Pictoris d, a new planet found orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The star is at the centre of the frame, and was subtracted when proc…
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