The first "3D" data from the VLTI

This image was created from the first combined image and motion measurements from the AMBER instrument on the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. It shows the mysterious disc of material around the brilliant supergiant star HD 62623. The picture has been colour coded to show the velocities of the material in the disc: blue indicates that the material is coming towards us, and red that it is receding.

Kredit:

ESO/F. Millour

O snímku

Id:ann11002a
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:26. ledna 2011 12:00
Související oznámení:ann11002
Velikost:1026 x 1026 px

O objektu

Jméno:HD 62623
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Blue Supergiant
Kategorie:Stars

Image Formats


Barvy & filtry

PásmoVlnová délkaDalekohled
Infračervený
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2.2 μmVery Large Telescope Interferometer
AMBER