Must point out that many of the images here are 'artists conceptions' and not actual photographs. No planet outside our own solar system has ever been 'seen' with one exception, and even then it was just a tiny white fuzzy dot.
If you want more real picture just tell the planets to sign up in Facebook. This way we don't have to take pictures. THEY WILL TAKE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES!!!
Gravitational Lensing What you are looking at is actually a blue star directly behind a yellow star. Light is just being bent so the blue star gets warped.
Must point out that many of the images here are 'artists conceptions' and not actual photographs. No planet outside our own solar system has ever been 'seen' with one exception, and even then it was just a tiny white fuzzy dot.
If you want more real picture just tell the planets to sign up in Facebook. This way we don't have to take pictures. THEY WILL TAKE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES!!!
Smart, uh?
EDIT: actually this entire post looks like a mishmash of fact, outdated theory and rubbish.