Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found the first clear evidence of high altitude haze or clouds in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet. This discovery reveals a deeper understanding of the class of giant planets that astronomers call hot Jupiters.
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Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
More information and download options: http://spacetelescope.org/videos/heic0720a/
This Hubblecast used images from: A. Fujii, Robert Gendler, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Panther Observatory, Steve Cannistra, Michael Pierce, Robert Berrington (Indiana University), Nigel Sharp, Mark Hanna (NOAO)/WIYN/NSF.
Narration: Dr. Robert Fosbury
Design: Martin Kornmesser
Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen Raquel Yumi Shida
Cinematographer: Peter Rixner (www.perix.de)
Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen, Will Gater, Bob Fosbury
