05-07-2017, 03:54 PM
Wow, that brings back memories! At the time of the discovery, the Joint Astronomy Centre ran both the JCMT and UKIRT and we were all JAC employees (and friends - we still are btw!).
This was back in the late 90s shortly after I had moved here and at a time when evidence for exoplanets was weak but was starting to create interest. At the time, I think this was the first strong evidence of another solar system, albeit very young, around a nearby star. It made news all over the world.
Things have moved on, obviously, but it was a major discovery back then.
http://www.eaobservatory.org/jcmt/public/jcmt/
http://www.eaobservatory.org/JCMT/public...mt-n11.pdf (page 44)
This was back in the late 90s shortly after I had moved here and at a time when evidence for exoplanets was weak but was starting to create interest. At the time, I think this was the first strong evidence of another solar system, albeit very young, around a nearby star. It made news all over the world.
Things have moved on, obviously, but it was a major discovery back then.
http://www.eaobservatory.org/jcmt/public/jcmt/
http://www.eaobservatory.org/JCMT/public...mt-n11.pdf (page 44)