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.

Credit:

ESO/F. Millour

Over de afbeelding

Id:ann11002a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:26 januari 2011 12:00
Gerelateerde mededelingen:ann11002
Grootte:1026 x 1026 px

Over het object

Naam:HD 62623
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Blue Supergiant
Categorie:Stars

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
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Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Infrarood
K
2.2 μmVery Large Telescope Interferometer
AMBER