Transit of an exoplanet (Europe to the Stars Clip)
This artist's impression shows how the intensity of the light of a star varies when a planet transits its disc.
This video is part of the movie "Europe to the Stars — ESO's first 50 years of Exploring the Southern Sky".
Read more about the movie here: Europe to the Stars
Credit:ESO/L. Calçada
About the Video
| Id: | eso50lightintensityexo |
| Release date: | 19 July 2012, 13:12 |
| Duration: | 25 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
