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.

Crédit:

ESO/F. Millour

À propos de l'image

Identification:ann11002a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:26 janvier 2011 12:00
Annonces en rapport:ann11002
Taille:1026 x 1026 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:HD 62623
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Blue Supergiant
Catégorie:Stars

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
45,3 Kio

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Infrarouge
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope Interferometer
AMBER