A close look at Betelgeuse

Image of the supergiant star Betelgeuse obtained with the NACO adaptive optics instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The use of NACO combined with a so-called “lucky imaging” technique, allowed the astronomers to obtain the sharpest ever image of Betelgeuse, even with Earth’s turbulent, image-distorting atmosphere in the way. The resolution is as fine as 37 milliarcseconds, which is roughly the size of a tennis ball on the International Space Station (ISS), as seen from the ground. The image is based on data obtained in the near-infrared, through different filters. The field of view is about half an arcsecond wide, North is up, East is left.

Crediti:

ESO and P. Kervella

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso0927b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:29 Luglio 2009
Notizie relative:eso0927
Grandezza:1230 x 1230 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:Betelgeuse
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Giant
Distanza:650 Anni luce
Categoria:Stars

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Colori e filtri

BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Infrarosso
NB_1.04
1.04 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_1.08 (He I)
1.083 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_1.09 (P_gamma)
1.094 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_1.24
1.237 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_1.26 [Fe II]
1.257 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_1.28 (P_beta)
1.282 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_1.64 [Fe II]
1.644 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_1.75
1.748 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_2.12 (H2 (1-0) S(1))
2.122 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarosso
NB_2.17 (Br_gamma)
2.166 μmVery Large Telescope
NACO