{"id":15841,"date":"2018-04-11T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15841"},"modified":"2018-04-15T19:44:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:44:48","slug":"eso-the-very-large-telescope-vlt-observes-a-zoo-of-odd-shaped-discs-around-young-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15841","title":{"rendered":"ESO: The Very Large Telescope (VLT) observes a zoo of odd shaped discs around young stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest report from\u00a0ESO<\/a> (European Southern Observatory):<\/p>\n

SPHERE Reveals Fascinating Zoo of Discs Around Young Stars<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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New images from the SPHERE instrument on ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope are revealing the dusty discs surrounding nearby young stars in greater detail than previously achieved. They show a bizarre variety of shapes, sizes and structures, including the likely effects of planets still in the process of forming. [Larger images<\/a>]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>New images from the SPHERE instrument on ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope are revealing the dusty discs surrounding nearby young stars in greater detail than previously achieved. They show a bizarre variety of shapes, sizes and structures, including the likely effects of planets still in the process of forming.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0SPHERE<\/a>\u00a0instrument on ESO\u2019s\u00a0Very Large Telescope<\/a>\u00a0(VLT) in Chile allows astronomers to suppress the brilliant light of nearby stars in order to obtain a better view of the regions surrounding them. This collection of new SPHERE images is just a sample of the wide variety of dusty discs being found around young stars.<\/p>\n