eso_eso1840a December 12th, 2018
Credit: ESO/Schmid et al.
While testing a new subsystem on the SPHERE planet-hunting instrument on ESO’s Very Large telescope, astronomers were able to capture dramatic details of the turbulent stellar relationship in the binary star R Aquarii with unprecedented clarity — even compared to observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This image is from the SPHERE/ZIMPOL observations of R Aquarii, and shows the binary star itself, as well as the jets of material spewing from the stellar couple.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1840a/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany
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