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November 27, 2001 01:00 PM (EST)
News Release Number: STScI-2001-38
Hubble Makes First Direct Measurements of Atmosphere on World Around another Star
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Video: Artist's Concept of a Transit
Artist's Concept
Running Time: 16 seconds
A planet passes in front of its host star - a celestial event called a transit. Astronomers used such a transit to examine the gas giant orbiting HD 209458 by probing the star's light passing through the planet's atmosphere.
Credit: Bryan Preston (Max-Q Digital, STScI/AVL)
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Artist's Concept of Extrasolar Planet
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Artist's Concept of a Transit
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Artist's Concept of a Transit with a Graphic Light Curve
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Interview: Dr. Ronald Gilliland, Space Telescope Science Institute: Part 1
Running Time: 28 seconds
Interview: Dr. Ronald Gilliland, Space Telescope Science Institute: Part 2
Running Time: 30 seconds
Interview: Dr. Ronald Gilliland, Space Telescope Science Institute: Part 3
Running Time: 23 seconds
SSU Webcast: Hubble Makes First Direct Measurements of Atmosphere on World Around Another Star
Running Time: 42 minutes 54 seconds
