The Twist in AB Aurigae Star Wall Art Size:Small (8 x 8) Megeath (University of Toledo)

Megeath (University of Toledo)

The gases heated to varying temperatures emit different colors: oxygen is hot enough to emit blue light in the bubble near the star

some of which can be seen around NGC 4907 in this image

This image is a blend of 171 and 193 angstrom light as captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory

Ansae are visible areas of overdensity — they commonly take looping

The Twist in AB Aurigae Star Wall Art Size:Small (8 x 8) Megeath (University of Toledo)This image shows the disc around the young AB Aurigae star, where ESOs Very Large Telescope (VLT) has spotted signs of planet birth. Close to the centre of the image, in the inner region of the disc, we see the twist (in very bright yellow) that scientists believe marks the spot where a planet is forming. This twist lies at about the same distance from the AB Aurigae star as Neptune from the Sun. The image was obtained with the VLTs SPHERE instrument