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 |
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System |
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Target Type |
Exoplanet |
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Mission |
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Instrument Host |
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Host Type |
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Instrument |
Coronograph |
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Detector |
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Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2007-04-11 |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09259 |
Identifier |
PIA09259 |