Summary

Description	The GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has made the first direct observation of an exoplanet using optical interferometry. This method revealed a complex exoplanetary atmosphere with clouds of iron and silicates swirling in a planet-wide storm. The technique presents unique possibilities for characterising many of the exoplanets known today. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. Credit: Credit: ESO Directed by: Nico Bartmann. Editing: Nico Bartmann. Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Sarah Leach & Calum Turner. Music: John Stanford — Aurora (johnstanfordmusic.com) Footage and photos: ESO, L. Calçada, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), , D. Gasparri
Date	2019-03-27
Source	commons.wikimedia.org
Author	ESO

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Attribution: ESO, 2019-03-27