images c/o geekquinox
The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) took almost 10 years to complete, and began its first observations back in November 2013. One of the first targets the astronomers pointed it at was the young star HR4796A (pictured above), which is the central partner in a binary star system with a distant red dwarf companion. [source GEEKQUINOX]
Lovely stuff, and great to see technology being 'used for good' rather than used for war.
