Bubbles around the dying star OH231.8+4.2
Bubbles around the dying star OH231.8+4.2. This red CCD-image (left) of the peculiar object OH231.8+4.2 shows for the first time a star during the rapid transition from a red giant to a white dwarf (cf. ESO Press Release eso8703). A schematic interpretation of the picture is shown at the right. The star is embedded in a dense dust disk and material is ejected into two `bubbles'. Shocked regions indicate where high-speed stellar material collides with interstellar gas and dust. The dark points are stars in the Milky Way which have no connection with this object. The scale is indicated; North is up and East to the left. (ESO Press Release eso8703; BW)
Kredit:ESO
O snímku
Id: | eso8703a |
Typ: | Pozorování |
Datum zveřejnění: | 26. února 1987 |
Související články: | eso8703 |
Velikost: | 1734 x 1188 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | OH231.8+4.2, Rotten Egg Nebula |
Typ: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
Vzdálenost: | 1400 světelné roky |
Kategorie: | Nebulae |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Dalekohled |
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Optický R | Danish 1.54-metre telescope |