It's an interesting read and the photo is amazing (as photos of fuzzy blobs go).
First photo of an Extra-solar planet
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First photo of an Extra-solar planet
I have just come across this article about the first confirmed optical photo, taken from Earth, of an extra-solar planet.
It's an interesting read and the photo is amazing (as photos of fuzzy blobs go).
It's an interesting read and the photo is amazing (as photos of fuzzy blobs go).
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Nice find! Thanks.
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Temperature of 1500C though. Too hot for me 
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That can't be the first one, I'm sure I saw others before... Google i a friend: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... confirmed/
Phil Plait himself (Aka The Bad Astronomer) lists older examples in this article
Phil Plait himself (Aka The Bad Astronomer) lists older examples in this article