天文学家在巨型麦哲伦云中 捕捉了一颗即将灭亡的恒星 WOH G64的首张近距离图像 Astronomers capture first close-up image of a dying star, WOH G64, in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
天文学家捕捉了一颗即将灭亡的恒星(WOH G64)的第一个近距离图像,它位于16万光年之外的大麦哲伦云中。 Astronomers have captured the first close-up image of a dying star, WOH G64, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 160,000 light-years away. 这颗恒星是一颗红色超级巨星,2000倍于太阳的大小, 周围环绕着一团气体和尘埃, 表明它正处于超新星爆炸前的最后阶段。 The star, a red supergiant 2000 times the size of our Sun, is surrounded by a cocoon of gas and dust, indicating it is in the final stages before a supernova explosion. 该图像是利用欧洲南部天文台的甚大型望远镜干涉仪拍摄的,这是观察一颗恒星在银河系外死亡的一个重要里程碑。 The image was taken using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, marking a significant milestone in observing a star's death outside the Milky Way.