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Old 18-November-2008, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by George View Post
But, first I want to know if I'm off base on my thinking. From a landmark case perspective, Fomalhaut b may be the most interesting exoplanet to date simply because of the visible imaging (no so much the planet itself).

Either I'm right or wrong, what say thee?
You're not wrong George.
I am a little perplexed though. Is there a reason why everyone is more excited about Fomalhaut b than the three planets around HR8799? Because I thought those images were fantastic. Is it the infrared/visible divide? Becuase that seems like wavelength elitism to me.
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