First Light for SPECULOOS
The SPECULOOS Southern Observatory has made its first observations on site at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile. SPECULOOS will focus on detecting Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby ultra-cool stars and brown dwarfs.
Credit:Peter Aniol/ESO
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Id: | eso1839l |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 5 December 2018, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1839 |
Size: | 5849 x 3536 px |
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