another planet discovered

[slmdLS1]

..outside of our solar system. pretty cool.

Link (http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/01/extrasolar.planet.photo/index.html)


(SPACE.com) -- After a few close calls, astronomers have finally obtained the first photograph of a planet beyond our solar system, SPACE.com has learned.

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/TECH/space/04/01/extrasolar.planet.photo/story.extrasolar.planet.pho.jpg

[BreBar21]

Most awesome post ever?

[slmdLS1]

Most awesome post ever?


maybe to the weatherman. i just thought it was a lil interesting.

edit: didnt/arent you taking some astrology or weather class? extra credit? :roll:

[BreBar21]

maybe to the weatherman. i just thought it was a lil interesting.

Well, it is interesting, but the post lacks depth and information. I expected more and was let down. Shame on you for getting my hopes up.

[slmdLS1]

Well, it is interesting, but the post lacks depth and information. I expected more and was let down. Shame on you for getting my hopes up.

lower your expectations, its a muscle car site.

[rockstarb8]

I'm assuming it's in our galaxy?

[96s10]

meteorology and astronomy are two completely different things.

[J8127]

I'm assuming it's in our galaxy?

Actualy believe it or not, its an infrared of Chase's ass hole, the smaller one is his last remaining testicle. Of course this was magnified so you can see it.


On topic, is there any more info about it? Like is it bigger/smaller then earth? cold, hot? you know, something other the a picture of Chase's backside :wicked:

EDIT: theres an article now

[ju015dd]

Actualy believe it or not, its an infrared of Chase's ass hole, the smaller one is his last remaining testicle. Of course this was magnified so you can see it.


On topic, is there any more info about it? Like is it bigger/smaller then earth? cold, hot? you know, something other the a picture of Chase's backside :wicked:
i think i heard it is like twice the size of jupiter, and i think it is outside of the milky way but i could be wrong. :shrug:

[slmdLS1]

meteorology and astronomy are two completely different things.

i couldnt remember which he was taking, but have you ever looked into weather on other planets?

[BreBar21]

i couldnt remember which he was taking, but have you ever looked into weather on other planets?

I'm "taking" meteorology this semester and "taking" astronomy in the Fall. I will post a full write up on this thread in December. Brace yourself, because it will not only be wildly uninformitive, but you will all be dumber after reading it.

[96s10]

i couldnt remember which he was taking, but have you ever looked into weather on other planets?

yeah i have. i put out forecasts for all the people living on all the planets once a week.

[SloNLo_350]

It's not the fact that it was "discovered" but that we actually have a picture of it versus just the wobbling of the star. And yeah, if its the one I heard about it is about ginormous and very close to the star and orbits really fast. So far we can only detect gas giants because of their pull on their star.

[96s10]

It's not the fact that it was "discovered" but that we actually have a picture of it versus just the wobbling of the star. And yeah, if its the one I heard about it is about ginormous and very close to the star and orbits really fast. So far we can only detect gas giants because of their pull on their star.

its not the one you're talking about. read the article. its twice as far as neptune is from our sun and twice the size of jupiter. i think they said something about water or something like that. how they can tell all this from that distance is beyond me.

[Signal 12]

I'm "taking" meteorology this semester and "taking" astronomy in the Fall.

get the class with dr. debrochovich (sp?). Cool Russian dude that does a 5 min stand up routine at the start of each class. Smart mofo too.

[T]

Am I the only one not buying it? Im not a scientist, but why would a planet, that is so far away, reflect light or produce such noticable light? Also, assuming its reflecting light from the sun, wouldnt only part of the planet be doing so? And if it was reflecting light from the sun, in order for us to see a full circle of the planet, wouldnt the star over there have to be between us and this so called "planet" making it impossible to even see the planet at that point? I have questions and I want answers! :lol:

[96s10]

i think they said something about it being a young planet and that it still glows a bit

edit

The system is young, so the planet is rather warm, like a bun fresh out of the oven. That warmth made it comparatively easier to see in the glare of its host star compared with more mature planets.

[T]

Ya, but I still dont buy that. Its producing the same amount of light or similar amount as this star, hence the reason we can see it. How can a "planet" do that, maybe its another star? It says its twice as far away as neptune is to our sun.

[96s10]

this is what is getting me. how do they know there's water in the atmosphere? from this distance, how can they be certain?


The planet is about 3,140 degrees Fahrenheit (2000 Kelvin) -- not the sort of place that would be expected to support life. Neuhaeuser's team has also detected water in the planet's atmosphere.