Artist conception of HD 209458 b
Summary
Artist conception of the extrasolar planet HD 209458 b as it emerges from secondary eclipse. The secondary eclipse occurs when the planet passes behind its parent star as seen from earth. Observations by investigators from the Godard and Carnegie nodes detected infrared radiation from the planet by measuring the decrement in the combined light of the system during secondary eclipse, using the Spitzer Telescope
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artwork
nasa artwork
space exploration
art from nasa
artists impressions of exoplanets
hd 209458
hd 209458 b
earth from space
space
egg shaped
nasa
Date
09/09/2012
Source
NASA
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