Meet Pollera, officially known as WASP-79 b, a sizzling hot exoplanet orbiting the star WASP-79, discovered back in 2012 by the SuperWASP team using the transit method. Pollera is a giant gas planet that loves to bask close to its star, making it incredibly hot and puffed up like a cosmic balloon. Its discovery involved an iKon-L CCD Camera, capturing the tiny dips in starlight as Pollera zipped across WASP-79’s face. Imagine a world where the skies glow with the intense heat of its star, a place far beyond our solar system where blowing gases create a dramatic atmosphere. Pollera is a fantastic example of the wild and wonderful variety of planets out there in the galaxy!
