The flames of Betelgeuse

This picture of the dramatic nebula around the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse was created from images taken with the VISIR infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). This structure, resembling flames emanating from the star, forms because the behemoth is shedding its material into space. The earlier NACO observations of the plumes are reproduced in the central disc. The small red circle in the middle has a diameter about four and half times that of the Earth’s orbit and represents the location of Betelgeuse’s visible surface. The black disc corresponds to a very bright part of the image that was masked to allow the fainter nebula to be seen.

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ESO/P. Kervella

Über das Bild

ID:eso1121a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:23. Juni 2011 12:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso1121
Größe:1352 x 1352 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Betelgeuse
Typ:Solar System : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant
Kategorie:Stars

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Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Infrarot
J
Very Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarot
Mid-IR
7.76 μmVery Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarot
PAH
8.59 μmVery Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarot
SIV
10 μmVery Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarot
H
Very Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarot
SIC
11 μmVery Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarot
NeII
12 μmVery Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarot
Q1
17 μmVery Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarot
Q3
19 μmVery Large Telescope
VISIR
Infrarot
K
Very Large Telescope
NACO