Digitized Sky Survey image around R Aquarii
While testing a new subsystem on the SPHERE planet-hunting instrument on ESO’s Very Large telescope, astronomers were able to capture dramatic details of the turbulent stellar relationship in the binary star R Aquarii with unprecedented clarity —even compared to observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
The image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), and shows the region surrounding R Aquarii, the vivid orange point at the centre of the image.
Mynd/Myndskeið:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
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Auðkenni: | eso1840d |
Tegund: | Athuganir |
Útgáfudagur: | Des 12, 2018, 14:00 CET |
Tengdar fréttatilkynningar: | eso1840 |
Stærð: | 12144 x 12722 px |
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Position (RA): | 23 43 48.27 |
Position (Dec): | -15° 17' 0.73" |
Field of view: | 204.47 x 214.21 arcminutes |
Stefna: | Norður er 0.1° vinstri frá lóðréttu |
Litir og síur
Tíðnisvið | Bylgjulengd | Sjónauki |
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Sýnilegt B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Sýnilegt R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Sýnilegt I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |