NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope view of the dust disc around the young star HD 100546
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a visible light view of the outer dust around the young star HD100546. The position of the newly discovered protoplanet is marked with an orange spot.
The inner part of this picture is dominated by artifacts from the brilliant central star, which has been digitally subtracted, and the black blobs are not real.
Credit:ESO/NASA/ESA/Ardila et al.
About the Image
Id: | eso1310d |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 28 February 2013, 16:00 |
Related releases: | eso1310 |
Size: | 2000 x 2004 px |
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Band | Telescope |
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Optical | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |