Looking for faint companions

The left side shows a raw image, while the right side shows the result after the newly developed technique was applied. Thanks to this technique it is possible to study the faint AB Doradus C (about 100 times fainter than its host), once the contamination from the brighter AB Doradus A and the artefacts due to atmospheric turbulence are subtracted. AB Doradus is the closest faint companion ever detected by imaging.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0728a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:19 juni 2007
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0728
Grootte:3521 x 1965 px

Over het object

Naam:AB Doradus, AB Doradus C
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Afstand:150 lichtjaren
Categorie:Exoplanets

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Very Large Telescope
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Very Large Telescope
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