Nifty, isn't it? :) Though I wonder about the artist's impression. I'm sure the planet should be glowing red-hot and look very strange indeed, not exactly like any other boring old gas giant...
I suspect it's supposed to be another star, though I don't think this was a binary system.
Of course, a picture's never going to do the scene justice really. If you were there, your eyes would probably be rather instantly burnt out by the stupendously close and bright light source :).
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Date: 2003-01-08 06:48 am (UTC)Though I wonder about the artist's impression. I'm sure the planet should be glowing red-hot and look very strange indeed, not exactly like any other boring old gas giant...
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Date: 2003-01-08 07:07 am (UTC)"We need a picture of a planet really near the sun." "Um, okay."
By the way: www.cangogh.net
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Date: 2003-01-08 08:19 am (UTC)Of course, a picture's never going to do the scene justice really. If you were there, your eyes would probably be rather instantly burnt out by the stupendously close and bright light source :).