Author Archives: Niall

HR8799: wrap-up

Posted on April 12, 2012

So we had a rather nice discussion over the recent paper on LBT observations of HR8799. Seemed a good discussion with mostly a few people who work in the field or closely related fields. If you missed it feel free … Continue reading →

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Dusty, young and chaotic – the HR 8799 system with the new LBT AO system

Posted on April 11, 2012

Hi folks, for one week only I’ll be MCing astrojc while Emma is off wedding planning. This week’s paper is on the HR 8799 system. Three planets were directly imaged around this young star in 2008 with a fourth, closer … Continue reading →

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