WASP-45 b is a hot and lively exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-45, discovered in 2011 using the transit method by the SuperWASP team. This distant world reveals itself by gently dimming the light of its star as it passes in front, captured with the keen eye of the iKon-L CCD Camera. WASP-45 b is a gas giant, sizzling close to its star like a cosmic oven, making it a place far too toasty for life as we know it but perfect for astronomers fascinated by extreme worlds. Though it lies many light-years away, this fiery planet is a shining example of how ground-based telescopes can uncover the secrets of far-off solar systems in our galaxy.
