Massive Star Pair Raises Dust While Doing the Tango
This illustration shows the formation of the dust spiral that is likened to a “playful gardener swinging around a high-pressure garden hose”, although without gravity pulling the water to the ground. This process is powered by the interaction between the stellar winds of each star, combined with the orbital motion of the two massive stars around each other. Artwork by Jon Lomberg.
Credit:Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg
About the Image
Id: | gemini0203a |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | Feb. 25, 2002, 8 p.m. |
Related releases: | gemini0203 |
Size: | 2100 x 1500 px |
About the Object
Category: | Stars |