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Contact: Deborah Williams-Hedges
debwms@caltech.edu
626-395-3227
California Institute of Technology
Caption: In this image of the star HR 8799, most of the light from the star itself has been removed, leaving behind a pattern of light called speckles. The Project 1640 instrument then removes the speckles to reveal the planets previously hidden in the glare.
Credit: Project 1640
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