Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoTIL that in 2017, the European Southern Observatory in Chile was able to get an image of the red supergiant star Antares that was detailed enough to show its surface and atmosphere!www.eso.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1222arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2017, the European Southern Observatory in Chile was able to get an image of the red supergiant star Antares that was detailed enough to show its surface and atmosphere!www.eso.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoThat’s astounding! Is it a real picture or a radio signal interpretation?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoIt’s a combined view from four telescopes at the observatory. The article goes into a bit more detail.
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 days agoI hadn’t realized there was a link; I thought it was just a picture. Thank you!
That’s astounding! Is it a real picture or a radio signal interpretation?
It’s a combined view from four telescopes at the observatory. The article goes into a bit more detail.
I hadn’t realized there was a link; I thought it was just a picture. Thank you!