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.

Crediti:

ESO/F. Millour

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:ann11002a
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:Mercoledì 26 Gennaio 2011 12:00
Annunci a riguardo:ann11002
Grandezza:1026 x 1026 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:HD 62623
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Blue Supergiant
Categoria:Stars

Formati delle immagini

JPEG grande
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Colori e filtri

BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Infrarosso
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope Interferometer
AMBER