An eclipse of PG 1550+131
An eclipse of PG 1550+131. This sequence of five CCD images was obtained by Reinhold Häfner of the Universitäts-Sternwarte München with the Danish 1.5 m telescope at the ESO La Silla observatory. They show a fast and total eclipse of the pre-cataclysmic binary star PG 1550+131 in the constellation Ophiuchus, in the early morning of July 3, 1988. Whereas all other stars in the field remain unchanged, this star disappears entirely from the view during a short moment.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso8809a |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 8 December 1988 |
| Related releases: | eso8809 |
| Size: | 1812 x 1368 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NN Serpentis, PG 1550+131 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary • X - Stars |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Danish 1.54-metre telescope |
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