Zooming in to the inner region of the AB Aurigae system
This video starts by showing a wider-field view of the AB Aurigae system, and then zooms in to the inner part of the disc. This inner region includes the ‘twist’ (in very bright yellow) that scientists believe marks the spot where a planet is forming. This twist lies at about the same distance from the AB Aurigae star as Neptune from the Sun.
Credit:ESO/Boccaletti et al./M. Kornmesser
About the Video
Id: | eso2008b |
Release date: | 20 May 2020, 14:00 |
Related releases: | eso2008 |
Duration: | 25 s |
Frame rate: | 25 fps |
About the Object
Name: | AB Aurigae |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable |
Category: | Stars |