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ESO 36/06 - Associated Image
28 September 2006
Under Embargo until Thursday, 28 September 2006, 20:00 CEST (6:00 pm GMT or 2:00 pm EDT)
Watching How Planets Form
Anatomy of a Planet-Forming Disc around a Star More Massive than the Sun
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ESO PR Photo 36/06 A Flared Proto-Planetary Disc (Artist's Impression) [Preview - JPEG: 484 x 400 pix - 168k] |
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| Artist's impression of a flared proto-planetary disc, similar to what has been deduced from VISIR observations on ESO's Very Large Telescope around the 2.5 solar mass star HD 97048. | |
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ESO PR Video 36/06 A Flared Proto-Planetary Disc |
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| 2min40s long movie explaining the discovery made with VISIR on the VLT. The movie starts by zooming into the Southern Sky constellation Chameleon, then onto the star HD 97048 and describes the observation. The movie was done for the CEA by www.animea.com. | |
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