Image: Protoplanetary discs observed with SPHERE
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Description: These three planetary discs have been observed with the SPHERE instrument, mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The observations were made in order to shed light on the enigmatic evolution of fledgling planetary systems. The central parts of the images appear dark because SPHERE blocks out the light from the brilliant central stars to reveal the much fainter structures surrounding them.
Title: Protoplanetary discs observed with SPHERE
Credit: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1640a/
Author: ESO
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