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A 12-year sequence of telescope images of a star and four planets orbiting

402 points · 82 comments · mariuz

  1. wthomp · · 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. jakzurr · · focus · HN ↗
      omg both animations are gorgeous; those far out orbits sure take a long time to complete
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