ESOcast 221 Light: ESO Telescope Sees Signs of Planet Birth
Channel: European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Date: 2020-05-20

Observations with ESO’s SPHERE instrument on the Very Large Telescope have revealed the telltale signs of a star system being born.

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Directed by: Herbert Zodet.  
Editing: Herbert Zodet.  
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.  
Written by: Caitlyn Buongiorno, Stephanie Rowlands and Bárbara Ferreira.  
Music: tonelabs (www.tonelabs.com) – The Red North.  
Footage and photos: ESO, Boccaletti et al., L. Calçada, Digitized Sky Survey 2, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), M. Kornmesser and C. Malin (christophmalin.com).  
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.