A vampiric star

This animation shows the artist’s impression of a vampiric star. The two stars in this binary system are extremely different: A tiny white dwarf and a gigantic red giant star. The latter is expelling its outer layers into space where the white dwarf is siphoning this material into a disc of material surrounding it. The material then spirals down from this disc onto the white dwarf.

Oikeudet:

ESO/M. Kornmesser

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Tunnistus:eso1840d
Julkaisupäivä:12. joulukuuta 2018 14:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso1840
Kesto:16 s
Frame rate:30 fps

Kohteesta

Nimi:R Aquarii
Tyyppi:Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable
Kategoria:Stars

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