Computer-enhanced,false-colour image showing the halo of gas around the red supergiant star Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is a massive,variable star,which lies about 650 light years from Earth in the constellation of Orion. It has one of the largest diameters known & is 17,000 times brighter than the Sun. It has a turbulent,convective atmosphere,a strong stellar wind,& a variable diameter. It will probably end its life in a supernova explosion. Its name is a contraction of an Arabic phrase meaning "armpit of the central one",referring to the armpit of Orion | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / NOAO |
Taille de l’image : | 3842 px × 4961 px |
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