The work of solar astronomer Mitzi Adams, left, has improved our understanding of the sun's turbulent behavior.

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"We are starting to see a whole new type of planetary system, which is unlike anything in our own solar system, " said astronomer William Welsh at San Diego State University, who presented the Kepler findings Wednesday at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas.

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During his 32nd solar eclipse observation, the Harvard-trained astronomer is to study the elusive coronal ring, the outer atmosphere of the sun, which can only be seen when the moon blots out the solar disk.

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"We are starting to see a whole new type of planetary system, which is unlike anything in our own solar system, " said William Welsh, an astronomer at San Diego State University, who presented the Kepler findings Wednesday at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas.

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Even though the suite of instruments for the E-ELT has yet to be finalized, ESO astronomer Joe Liske says the telescope will make observing time for cosmology, nearby galaxies, solar system studies and the burgeoning list of planets now known to circle other stars.

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