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The main difficulty in detecting smaller bodies in orbit around stars is the central star is often so bright that its glare hides the dim light from the much fainter companion.
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English: The main difficulty in detecting smaller bodies in orbit around stars is the central star is often so bright that its glare hides the dim light from the much fainter companion. By focusing on low-mass central stars, this study was able to detect much closer and smaller companions due to the reduced glare from the central star as illustrated in this diagram. This problem of faint companion detection around a bright star is often described as like "trying to see a firefly near a spotlight". |
Date | 21 May 2002 (upload date) |
Source | A Glaring Problem |
Author | Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg |
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Credit/Provider | Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg |
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Date and time of data generation | 20:00, 21 May 2002 |
File change date and time | 15:45, 7 June 2020 |
Unique ID of original document | 72A3258246E1680029C18181150ACB7D |
Date and time of digitizing | 23:47, 6 June 2020 |
Date metadata was last modified | 17:45, 7 June 2020 |
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