esahubble_opo9726d August 6th, 1997
Credit: Margarita Karovska (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), and NASA/ESA
In UV light, Hubble resolves a small hook-like appendage extending from Mira, in the direction of the companion that could be material from Mira being gravitationally drawn toward the smaller star. Alternately, it could be that material in Mira's upper atmosphere is being heated due to the companion's presence.
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9726d/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany
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