PIA09259: Simulating Planet-Hunting in a Lab


Simulating Planet-Hunting in a Lab

Caption:

Three simulated planets -- one as bright as Jupiter, one half as bright as Jupiter and one as faint as Earth -- stand out plainly in this image created from a sequence of 480 images captured by the High Contrast Imaging Testbed at JPL. A roll-subtraction technique, borrowed from space astronomy, was used to distinguish planets from background light. The asterisk marks the location of the system's simulated star.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target
System
Target Type Exoplanet
Mission
Instrument Host
Host Type
Instrument Coronograph
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2007-04-11
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09259
Identifier PIA09259