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1. wthomp · 1790976740 · focus · HN ↗

   Not to self-plug, but here's my video of the same four planets:

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sefffal.github.io&#x2F;images&#x2F;orbital-animation.mp4" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sefffal.github.io&#x2F;images&#x2F;orbital-animation.mp4

   The creator of the GIF above used a data from a range of different telescopes and wavelengths, whereas I made this with using data only from same telescope (Keck), instrument, and wavelength (3.5 microns; near infrared).

   1. cloudbonsai · 1790982195 · focus · HN ↗

      I’m curious what that blight red smoke flickering around the star is. Some kind of interplanatory gas?

      1. rozab · 1790985387 · focus · HN ↗

         I think it might just be diffraction artifacts animated by the interpolation (I hereby invoke cunnignhams law)

         1. wthomp · 1790987981 · focus · HN ↗

            That’s right. We only have images take every year or so, so I did a motion interpolation between the images using Keplers laws. Diffraction close in gets pulled around by the interpolation.

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