HD 97048

Straordinari Dischi Scolpiti da Giovani Pianeti

 

These three planetary discs have been observed with the SPHERE instrument, mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The observations were made in order to shed light on the enigmatic evolution of fledgling planetary systems. The central parts of the images appear dark because SPHERE blocks out the light from the brilliant central stars to reveal the much fainter structures surrounding them.

Nuove, nitide osservazioni hanno rivelato strutture sorprendenti nei dischi di formazione planetaria attorno a giovani stelle. Lo strumento SPHERE, montato sul Very Large Telescope dell’ESO, ha reso possibile osservare le complesse dinamiche di giovani sistemi planetari, incluso un sistema che si sta sviluppando in real-time. Continua a leggere