Stellar subtraction
This illustration shows how subtracting observations of a stellar surface during an exoplanet transit from observations of the star when the planet is not present can give us detailed information about the stellar surface obscured by the exoplanet.
Credit:D. Dravins
About the Image
| Id: | stellar_subtraction-1080-cc |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 8 September 2017, 12:00 |
| Size: | 3742 x 1080 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Unspecified : Planet : Special Cases : Transiting |
| Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations Stars |
