Shell around V445 Puppis (December 2005)
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.
Credit:ESO/P.A. Woudt
About the Image
| Id: | eso0943e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 November 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0943 |
| Size: | 512 x 512 px |
About the Object
| Name: | V445 Puppis |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Nova |
| Distance: | 25000 light years |
| Category: | Stars |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared Ks | 2.18 μm | Very Large Telescope NACO |