Infrared image of the Beta Pictoris planetary system. The image shows the star's dusty debris disk and the giant planet Beta Pictoris b at two different positions in its orbit (October 2003 & November 2009), captured by the European Southern Observatory telescopes. The planet's orbit is roughly the size of Saturn's orbit around our Sun.

Astronomy Picture from 03/07/2010

A Giant Planet for Beta Pic

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100703.html


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