Astro-image of the day: a planet blacker than black

[mckitterick]

HD 149026b might be the blackest known planet in the universe... and the hottest. Click here for the full story. (Clearly this image must have been painted from a photograph taken in the infrared.)

Click the image for an gorgeous (and SFnal) QuickTime animation of this planet spinning through the galaxy.

Best,
Chris

Comments

[time-freak.livejournal.com]

Wow, I love these pictures you post, always amazes me. Gorgeous