Speaker
Dino Mesa
Description
High contrast imaging is one the most important techniques to operate in a lot of different
astrophysical contexts. It allows to image point sources or extended structure even in cases
when they are near to a much brighter object. It is then very useful in the imaging of extrasolar
planets or of protoplanetary disks. I will focus in particular on the results obtained with this
technique using SPHERE, the planet hunter instrument operating at the VLT since 2 years.
Author
Dino Mesa
