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    June 30th, 2010 11:06 PM #1

    This photo taken by Gemini Observatory's adaptive optics system in infrared light shows the star 1RSX J160929.1-210524 and its likely ~8 Jupiter-mass planet(dot at upper left). The extrasolar planet is touted as the first directly photographed around a sun-like star.
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    It won't be long until we see Hi-resolution images of exoplanets beyond our solar system. amazing.
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This extrasolar planet is the first ever directly photographed