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The best ever image of a star other than our sun: Incredibly detailed view of Antares [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| August 23, 2017
| Shivali Best
Posted on 08/23/2017 8:56:02 AM PDT by C19fan
It is one of the most famous, bright stars in our galaxy, known for its strong red tint. And now scientists have used ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLTI) to capture the most detailed image of Antares yet. The stunning image reveals a mysterious process occurring in Antares' extended atmosphere - which the researchers still cannot explain.
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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: antares; astronomy; star
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To: fella
At 500 LY away it’s pretty sharp!..................
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08/23/2017 11:05:09 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: robroys woman
Being a red giant, it may be running out of fuel and can’t keep the home fires going...................
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08/23/2017 11:06:33 AM PDT
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Red Badger
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To: Flick Lives
They use the orbit of the earth around the sun to get a much larger ‘aperture’. Still very, very impressive.
To: Cruising Speed
They use the orbit of the earth around the sun to get a much larger ‘aperture’. Interesting. At 186 million miles in diameter, that is a really *big* telescope.
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08/23/2017 12:51:30 PM PDT
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Flick Lives
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To: Red Badger
In a Salvidor Dali kind of way?
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08/23/2017 1:03:01 PM PDT
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fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Red Badger
I think that would be considered dwarfist? Maybe height-ist?
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08/23/2017 1:11:32 PM PDT
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rarestia
(Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
To: fella
More like a Monet kinda way......................
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08/23/2017 1:11:35 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: rarestia
Spacist?
Volumist?
Astronomist?...................
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08/23/2017 1:18:33 PM PDT
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Red Badger
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