Rogue Planets and the Webb |
Rogue Planets and the Webb |
Apr 28 2014, 11:58 AM
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Would the Webb be a useful instrument for searching for rogue planets? I'm thinking in particular of the Webb's MIRI instrument, which should be able to spot stuff as cool as 150 K if I'm reading this graph right.
I understand that whether the Webb would ever be used to look for rogue planets is a separate question. It's a hypothetical question; I'm just wondering about the numbers. Doug M. |
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