AU Mic will be a target for #NASAWebb! Our coronagraph will block out the light of the central star to allow detection of faint objects nearby. Goal: search for giant planets 10 AU or more from the star. Webb will also be able to detect the vast disk of dust orbiting AU Mic.https://twitter.com/NASAExoplanets/status/1284505820994998273 …
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Here's an animation comparing how a coronagraph works with a solar eclipse! You can learn more about how Webb will use its coronagraphs to find exoplanets here: https://go.nasa.gov/2QwCWsF pic.twitter.com/hxqHBazJ6F
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Wow. That is a significant difference. Also, thank you for answering my question.
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enters its third year of observations, it's taking a new look at a familiar system this month. And today it won't be alone. Astronomers are looking at AU Microscopii, a young nearby star, with the TESS, NICER and Swift observatories.