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.

Källa:

ESO/F. Millour

Om bilden

ID:ann11002a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:26 januari 2011 12:00
Relaterade organisationsmeddelanden:ann11002
Storlek:1026 x 1026 px

Om objektet

Namn:HD 62623
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Blue Supergiant
Kategori:Stars

Bildformat

Originalstorlek
342,3 kB
Stor jpeg
45,3 kB
Skärmstor jpeg
37,4 kB

Färger och filter

BandVåglängdTeleskop
Infrarött
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope Interferometer
AMBER