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Considering its placement, and the fact the planet is the darkest known planet, shouldnt we use a comparison that has a dark colored planet instead of a bright solid white one? -Tracer9999 (talk) 14:21, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
The importance of this object has recently had a boost as it is an identified extrasolar planet in the field of view of the Kepler planet-hunter spacecraft's photometer. TrES-2b's parent star is clearly visible and identified on the mission's first-light images. According to the image captions this object will be used to confirm proper operation and for targeted study. We should know a lot more about this object very soon. Aldebaran66 (talk) 00:49, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
We need to include the fact that this planet has been identified as the darkest known planet, reflecting less than 1% of the sunlight that hits it.
Sources: http://www.space.com/12612-alien-planet-darkest-coal-black-kepler.html http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/sci-tech/emo-planet-tres-2b-comes-in-black-and-light-black/story-fn5iztw3-1226113811092 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xelanared (talk • contribs) 06:13, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
It's true that TrES-2b reflects less than 1% of the sunlight that hits it, but this is also true of all other light that hits it as well. Sunlight is light specifically emitted by the Sun, which is a specific star and not a generalized term for a planet's parent star. While I'll admit it's a nitpicky thing, the term "sunlight" should be changed to simply "light", as it matters not what star (or source in general) that light originates. As a suggested replacement: "The planet has been identified in 2011 as the darkest known exoplanet, reflecting less than 1% of the light that hits it." Not perfect, but better IMO. 206.28.38.227 (talk) 05:58, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
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