Zooming in on the nearby star AU Microscopii
This video clip takes the viewer from a broad view of the entire southern Milky Way into a closeup of the nearby star AU Microscopii, about 32 light-years from Earth. This star is young and surrounded by a dusty disc that features odd wave-like, rapidly moving features that are imperfectly understood.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)
Music: Johan Monell
About the Video
| Id: | eso1538b |
| Release date: | 7 October 2015, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1538 |
| Duration: | 50 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Au Mic, Au Microscopii |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Debris |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
