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Image of Betelgeuse’s surface taken in January 2019
When the red supergiant star Betelgeuse became visibly darker in late 2019 and early 2020, astronomers were puzzled. This image of the star was taken before Betelgeuse started to fade, using the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. When compared with later images, taken in December 2019, January 2020 and March 2020, it is clear that the southern region of the star dimmed significantly, before beginning to its normal brightness.
Astronomers now know that this unprecedented dimming was the result of a cloud of dust that emerged from the star.
An earlier version of this image was released in early 2020.
Crediti:ESO/M. Montargès et al.
A proposito dell'immagine
| Identificazione: | eso2109f |
| Tipo: | Osservazione |
| Data di pubblicazione: | Mercoledì 16 Giugno 2021 17:00 |
| Notizie relative: | eso2109 |
| Dimensione: | 798 x 798 px |
A proposito delll'oggetto
| Nome: | Betelgeuse |
| Tipo: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Categoria: | Stars |
Formati delle immagini
Coordinate
| Position (RA): | 5 55 10.31 |
| Position (Dec): | 7° 24' 25.44" |
| Field of view: | 0.00 x 0.00 arcminutes |
| Orientazione: | Il Nord è a -0.0° a sinistra della verticale |
Vista con il WorldWide Telescope:
Colori e filtri
| Banda | Lunghezza d'onda | Telescopio |
|---|---|---|
| Ottico H-alpha | 645 nm | Very Large Telescope SPHERE |