β Pictoris b: An Exoplanet With the Atmosphere of a Brown Dwarf
Using advanced imaging techniques and the special capabilities of the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) the light from β Pictoris has been suppressed in these images using GPI’s Y, J, H, K1 and K2 filters. The arrow indicates the location of the exoplanet β Pictoris b in all but the left image.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | geminiann17004a |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | March 23, 2017, 1:28 p.m. |
Related announcements: | geminiann17004 |
Size: | 500 x 118 px |
About the Object
Category: | Gemini Observatory |