Hubblecast 12: Murk on a monster planet
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found the first clear evidence of high altitude haze or clouds in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet. This discovery reveals a deeper understanding of the class of giant planets that astronomers call hot Jupiters.
Credit:
ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
This Hubblecast used images from: A. Fujii, Robert Gendler, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Panther Observatory, Steve Cannistra, Michael Pierce, Robert Berrington (Indiana University), Nigel Sharp, Mark Hanna (NOAO)/WIYN/NSF.
Narration:
Dr. Robert Fosbury
Design:
Martin Kornmesser
Web Technical Support:
Lars Holm Nielsen
Raquel Yumi Shida
Cinematographer:
Peter Rixner (www.perix.de)
Script:
Lars Lindberg Christensen, Will Gater, Bob Fosbury
Director:
Lars Lindberg Christensen
About the Video
| Id: | heic0720a |
| Release date: | 11 December 2007, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0720 |
| Duration: | 06m 15s |
About the Object
| Type: | • Extrasolar Planets Videos • HD Videos • Hubblecast Videos |
