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Betelgeuse in Orion (with annotations)
This collage shows the Orion constellation in the sky (Betelgeuse is identified by the marker), a zoom towards Betelgeuse, and the sharpest ever image of this supergiant star, which was obtained with NACO on ESO’s Very Large Telescope.
Credit:ESO, P.Kervella, Digitized Sky Survey 2 and A. Fujii
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso0927c |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 29 juli 2009 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0927 |
| Grootte: | 4337 x 1814 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | Betelgeuse |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Giant |
| Afstand: | 650 lichtjaren |
| Categorie: | Stars |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Kleuren & filters
| Band | Telescoop |
|---|---|
| Optisch B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optisch R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrarood Near-IR | Very Large Telescope NACO |