Evropská jižní observatoř

Kategorie: Hvězdy, Zpět na celou fotogalerii.

Popis (v anglickém jazyce):

One of the three Lead stars, HD 196944 that was analysed in a 2001 research programme (at the center of the field). This star lies about 1600 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. At magnitude 9, it is not visible to the unaided eye, but easily seen through a small amateur telescope. The detailed spectroscopic study reported in the associated Press release revealed a high abundance of Lead in this. This DSS-image are copyright by the UK SERC/PPARC (Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, formerly Science and Engineering Research Council), the Anglo-Australian Telescope Board and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). The spikes seen in this photo are an optical effect in the telescope.

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