Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 20, 1999

Possible Planets And Infrared Dust

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 20, 1999 is “Possible Planets And Infrared Dust,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Left- A. Weinberger, E. Becklin (UCLA), G. Schneider (U. Arizona), NASA Right- B. Smith (U. Hawaii), Glenn Schneider (U. Arizona), NASA. The original explanation runs about 149 words.

From the explanation

“These near-infrared Hubble images of dust surrounding young stars offer the latest tantalizing evidence for planets beyond our Solar System . At left, the dark gap seen in the dust disk is reminiscent of a similar large gap in Saturn’s rings believed to be sculpted by orbiting moons.”

— APOD editors, January 20, 1999

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 20, 1999
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Left- A. Weinberger, E. Becklin (UCLA), G. Schneider (U. Arizona), NASA Right- B. Smith (U. Hawaii), Glenn Schneider (U. Arizona), NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 149 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 20, 1999 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1999-january-20-possible-planets-and-infrared-dust

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