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  1. Behold the first image of an individual star outside of the Milky Way galaxy. The image of WOH G64, a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud just outside the Milky Way, 160,000 light-years away. The massive star, weighing 1,500 times more than the sun, is surrounded by a halo of gas and dust that may be material ejected from the star. Astronomers said the star is on the verge of a supernova, although it may still be up to 100,000 years from now. ow.ly/nnCL50Uerb0
    #Star #WOHG64 #Astronomy

  2. #astronomy #ESO #VLTI #star #RedSupergiant #WOHG64

    An article published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics" reports the creation of a detailed image of the red supergiant star WOH G64 and its surroundings, the first ever obtained of a star outside the Milky Way. A team of researchers led by astrophysicist Keiichi Ohnaka used the GRAVITY instrument on ESO's VLTI in Chile to obtain details of this star in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

    english.tachyonbeam.com/2024/1

  3. #ESO:
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    Die ersten Nahaufnahmen eines Sterns außerhalb unserer Galaxie
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    ".. vergrößertes Bild eines sterbenden Sterns in einer Galaxie außerhalb unserer eigenen Milchstraße .."

    eso.org/public/germany/news/es

    #Astronomie #GroßeMagellanscheWolke #RoterÜberriese #Stern #VLTI #WOHG64