Shell around V445 Puppis (October 2006)

Eso_eso0943f_1024

eso_eso0943f November 17th, 2009

Credit: ESO/P.A. Woudt

Using the NACO adaptive optics instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope and its ability to obtain images as sharp as if taken from space, astronomers looked at a bipolar shell ejected by a "vampire star", which underwent an outburst after gulping down part of its companion’s matter.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0943f/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
V445 Puppis
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Type > Variable > Nova

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
None (None) -
VLT (NACO) (Ks) -
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ID
eso0943f
Subject Category
B.3.2.1.5  
Subject Name
V445 Puppis
Credits
ESO/P.A. Woudt
Release Date
2009-11-17T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0943f/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from ESO.
Facility
None, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
None, NACO
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
-, Ks
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
512.0, 512.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0943f
Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:23:04.598553
Metadata Version
1.1
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