Direct Imaging and Spectroscopy of a Planetary Mass Candidate Companion to a Young Solar Analog · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0809.1424/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTDirect Imaging and Spectroscopy of a Planetary Mass Candidate Companion to a Young Solar Analog — mentioned by contact_fusionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14638465urn:hackerpapers:mention:0809.1424:14638465Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:14:16 GMT<p>That image is quite stunning. As the 2008 press release [1] states, this image was one of the first successes at direct imaging an exoplanet. It raised some interesting questions, such as why such a massive planet could be found so far out (330 AU!) The scientific paper for this observation can be found in [2] for those interested more astrophysical detail. I feel compelled to offer an astronomer&#x27;s clarification though. The planet in this image is not &quot;resolved&quot; in the technical sense. A resolved image usually means that fine details about the object are discernible spatially. For example…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0809.1424/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>astro-ph