First pic of a planet orbiting a Sun-like star..?

First pic of a planet orbiting a Sun-like star..?

Stu View Member Profile	Sep 15 2008, 04:29 PM Post #1
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Stu First pic of a planet orbiting a Sun-like star..? Sep 15 2008, 04:29 PM

tasp Interesting the planet is 330 AU from the star. I... Sep 15 2008, 05:49 PM

Alan Stern QUOTE (tasp @ Sep 15 2008, 06:49 PM) Inte... Sep 15 2008, 09:17 PM

JRehling Interestingly, given the parameters, and if the se... Sep 15 2008, 10:55 PM

Greg Hullender QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Sep 15 2008, 01:17 PM... Sep 16 2008, 12:04 AM

brellis This would also be the first time a potential plan... Sep 16 2008, 03:16 AM

Alan Stern QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Sep 16 2008, 01:0... Sep 16 2008, 06:15 AM

Del Palmer QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Sep 16 2008, 07:15 AM... Sep 16 2008, 11:34 AM

Greg Hullender QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Sep 15 2008, 11:15 PM... Sep 16 2008, 02:48 PM

Juramike QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Sep 16 2008, 10:4... Sep 16 2008, 04:05 PM

Juramike And if there was a habitable world orbiting at 1 A... Sep 15 2008, 09:59 PM

JRehling Also, those aliens have only have 5 million years ... Sep 15 2008, 10:58 PM

brellis Are there (or were there) other stars in the neigh... Sep 15 2008, 11:43 PM

Del Palmer QUOTE (brellis @ Sep 16 2008, 12:43 AM) A... Sep 16 2008, 11:32 AM

ngunn Greg, your thinking parallels mine on this topic m... Sep 16 2008, 03:10 PM

Greg Hullender QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 16 2008, 07:10 AM) . .... Sep 16 2008, 04:39 PM

Del Palmer QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Sep 16 2008, 05:3... Sep 16 2008, 09:22 PM

PhilCo126 2M1207 was the first exo-planet "imaged... Sep 16 2008, 05:42 PM

ngunn It's a giant Sedna. Sep 16 2008, 08:09 PM

Vultur If a 'planet' formed from a nebula of its ... Sep 16 2008, 11:03 PM

JRehling Some discussion here: http://www.astrobio.net/new... Sep 17 2008, 12:33 AM

Greg Hullender JR, That's a great pair of articles! Here... Sep 17 2008, 12:57 AM

Stu How long until we're stuck with "dwarf br... Sep 17 2008, 05:50 AM

Greg Hullender QUOTE (Stu @ Sep 16 2008, 10:50 PM) How l... Sep 17 2008, 03:32 PM

David QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Sep 17 2008, 03:3... Sep 17 2008, 05:56 PM

brellis I know - let's call it "Pluto"! Sep 18 2008, 12:29 AM

JRehling Another thought on the classification: It's pr... Sep 18 2008, 04:49 AM

JRehling If this recent paper is any indication, there isn... Sep 18 2008, 03:44 AM

JRehling [...] Sep 19 2008, 02:24 PM

ngunn QUOTE (JRehling @ Sep 19 2008, 03:24 PM) ... Sep 19 2008, 02:40 PM

ngunn Spot on JR. I was thinking that astronomers must h... Sep 18 2008, 11:16 AM

Greg Hullender QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 18 2008, 03:16 AM) Spo... Sep 18 2008, 02:50 PM

djellison I would remind people of rule 1.9 http://www.unman... Sep 18 2008, 05:46 PM

Greg Hullender Digging around a little, it appears that brown dwa... Sep 18 2008, 07:34 PM

Juramike Are there diagnostic lithium bands in the near-IR ... Sep 18 2008, 07:46 PM

ngunn Fortunately there is a good definition of a subste... Sep 18 2008, 09:39 PM

ugordan QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 18 2008, 11:39 PM) For... Sep 18 2008, 09:42 PM

ngunn QUOTE (ugordan @ Sep 18 2008, 10:42 PM) Y... Sep 18 2008, 09:57 PM

Greg Hullender QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 18 2008, 01:57 PM) If ... Sep 18 2008, 11:01 PM

ngunn QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Sep 19 2008, 12:0... Sep 19 2008, 11:05 AM

brellis QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 18 2008, 02:39 PM) Rul... Sep 18 2008, 11:34 PM

David QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 18 2008, 10:39 PM) Ext... Sep 19 2008, 01:07 AM

djellison QUOTE (David @ Sep 19 2008, 02:07 AM) a t... Sep 19 2008, 07:01 AM

JRehling [...] Sep 19 2008, 04:32 PM

Juramike QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 18 2008, 10:39 PM) Extrasolar ... Sep 19 2008, 03:11 AM

nprev QUOTE (Juramike @ Sep 18 2008, 08:11 PM) ... Sep 21 2008, 05:57 AM

dvandorn We do have a very fine line, here -- it seems absu... Sep 19 2008, 06:32 PM

Pavel Well, Keck is manned Sep 19 2008, 07:37 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (Pavel @ Sep 19 2008, 02:37 PM) Wel... Sep 19 2008, 08:06 PM

djellison Hubble or Keck looking at some nebulae or frankly,... Sep 19 2008, 07:38 PM

JRehling [...] Sep 19 2008, 08:02 PM

djellison QUOTE (JRehling @ Sep 19 2008, 09:02 PM) ... Sep 19 2008, 08:14 PM

JRehling [...] Sep 19 2008, 08:20 PM

ngunn I'd like to make an appeal at this point. I... Sep 19 2008, 09:55 PM

Juramike I'd like to second that appeal, as long as we ... Sep 19 2008, 10:21 PM

David I've never taken the name "Unmanned Space... Sep 20 2008, 04:29 AM

djellison Some people, PERHAPS, are, MAYBE over analyzing th... Sep 20 2008, 06:42 AM

JRehling [...] Sep 21 2008, 01:06 AM

dvandorn Why, Douglas! You have managed to gather here... Sep 20 2008, 06:54 AM

centsworth_II QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 20 2008, 02:54 AM) ... Sep 20 2008, 03:35 PM

mps QUOTE (David @ Sep 20 2008, 07:29 AM) Aft... Sep 22 2008, 09:28 AM

djellison Stop reading minutia detail into every single word... Sep 22 2008, 11:55 AM

stevesliva QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 22 2008, 07:55 AM)... Sep 22 2008, 07:37 PM

Greg Hullender I think it's fair, though, for people to be su... Sep 22 2008, 02:06 PM

djellison QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Sep 22 2008, 03:0... Sep 22 2008, 02:40 PM

Greg Hullender QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 22 2008, 07:40 AM)... Sep 22 2008, 08:54 PM

Juramike There is a Forum dedicated to Extrasolar Planets h... Sep 22 2008, 05:06 PM

Hendrik So if this thread is not in the appropriate sectio... Sep 25 2008, 03:53 PM

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