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An artists rendition comparing brown dwarfs to stars and planets
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An artists rendition comparing brown dwarfs to stars and planets
This figure shows an artists rendition comparing brown dwarfs to stars and planets. All objects are plotted to the same scale. On the far left is the limb of the Sun. To its right is shown a very low mass star (a so-called late-M dwarf), a couple of brown dwarfs (a hotter L dwarf and a cooler T dwarf), and the planet Jupiter. These objects have masses ranging from 1050 times that of Jupiter (for the Sun) through 75, 65, 30, and 1 Jupiter mass for the late-M dwarf, L dwarf, T dwarf, and Jupiter, respectively. The colors of the brown dwarfs are chosen to match an age of 1 billion years. Despite the range in mass, all four of the low-mass objects are approximately the same size, ten times smaller than the diameter of the Sun. The infrared-light shows the same objects as they might appear to eyes sensitive to near-infrared light. Here the M and L dwarfs are slightly orange or red compared to the Sun, but the T dwarf is distinctly blue due to a lack of light in the green and red caused by absorption from methane. Methane is also abundant in the atmosphere of Jupiter and this, along with the clouds and bands of other complex molecules, gives it alternating patches of pink and blue
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This print by Stocktrek Images showcases an artist's rendition comparing brown dwarfs to stars and planets. The image beautifully illustrates the scale of these celestial objects, all plotted to the same proportions. Starting from the far left, we see the limb of our very own Sun, followed by a low mass star known as a late-M dwarf. Moving further right, two brown dwarfs are depicted - one being a hotter L dwarf and the other a cooler T dwarf. Finally, on the rightmost side of the image stands Jupiter, our gas giant planet. Despite their varying masses - ranging from 1050 times that of Jupiter for the Sun down to just 1 Jupiter mass for Jupiter itself - all four low-mass objects appear remarkably similar in size. They are approximately ten times smaller than our mighty Sun. In this particular rendition, colors have been chosen to match an age of 1 billion years. The M and L dwarfs exhibit slight orange or red hues compared to our Sun when viewed with infrared-light sensitive eyes. However, it is fascinatingly different for the T dwarf which appears distinctly blue due to methane absorption that causes a lack of green and red light. Jupiter also shares similarities with its bluish appearance caused by methane in its atmosphere along with complex molecules creating alternating patches of pink and blue tones throughout its clouds and bands. Overall, this visually stunning artwork offers us a glimpse into both scientific knowledge and artistic interpretation within our vast universe.
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