Alexander Bohn

PhD candidate, Leiden University
  • Leiden University
  • Netherlands

About Alexander Bohn

Interested in direct detection and atmospheric characterization of extra-solar planets, astronomical instrumentation, and processing algorithms.

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Astronomical instrumentation Astrophysical disks Exoplanets Planetary science

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Capturing the first image of two giant planets around a 'Young Sun'

Even though thousands of exoplanets have been detected in our galaxy during the past decades, only a small fraction of these distant worlds has been imaged. New observations with the Very Large Telescope enabled us to take the first image of two gas giants that are orbiting a young solar analogue.

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