Dust cloud in a R CrB star (artist's impression)
Artist rendering of the surroundings of a R Coronae Borealis star, as inferred from the observations obtained with ESO's Very Large Telescope. Such stars show erratic variability that is thought to arise from the presence of large clouds of dust in their envelope.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0734a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 3 August 2007 |
| Related releases: | eso0734 |
| Size: | 1772 x 1768 px |
About the Object
| Name: | RY Sagittarii |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable |
| Distance: | 6000 light years |
| Category: | Illustrations Stars |
