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Sorry about the duplicate, Paul. I clicked too fast.

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Thought experiment:
1. How large would a telescope have to be to resolve these planets?
2. How large to actually make out some detail?
3. Is #1 or #2 even theoretically possible.

Paul Hettrick wrote:
> 
> Darren,
> 
> The star is Upsilon Andromedae and is actually in our own galaxy about 40
> light years away.  One cannot actualy see them directly - certainly not with
> an amateur scope.  Planets around stars are typically detected through
> indirect means.

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