{"id":17601,"date":"2019-01-22T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17601"},"modified":"2019-01-21T15:31:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T20:31:21","slug":"eso-fleeting-glow-of-an-old-stars-last-great-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17601","title":{"rendered":"ESO: Fleeting glow of an old star&#8217;s last great blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest report from the <a title=\"ESO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/\">European Southern Observatory (ESO)<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"A Fleeting Moment in Time | ESO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/news\/eso1902\/?lang\">A Fleeting Moment in Time<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>European Southern Observatory\u2019s Cosmic Gems Programme<br \/>\ncaptures last breath of a dying star<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17602\" style=\"width: 459px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/eso1902a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17602\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902a1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,762\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ESO&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time \\u00a0\\u2014 around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO\\u2019s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas \\u2014 the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible at the heart of this image. As the gaseous shell of this planetary nebula expands and grows dimmer, it will slowly disappear from sight. This stunning planetary nebula was imaged by one of the VLT\\u2019s most versatile instruments, FORS2. The instrument captured the bright, central star, Abell 36, as well as the surrounding planetary nebula. The red and blue portions of this image correspond to optical emission at red and blue wavelengths, respectively. An object much closer to home is also visible in this image \\u2014 an asteroid wandering across the field of view has left a faint track below and to the left of the central star. And in the far distance behind the nebula a glittering host of background galaxies can be seen.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1548158400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A Fleeting Moment in Time&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A Fleeting Moment in Time\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time \u00a0\u2014 around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas \u2014 the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible at the heart of this image. As the gaseous shell of this planetary nebula expands and grows dimmer, it will slowly disappear from sight. This stunning planetary nebula was imaged by one of the VLT\u2019s most versatile instruments, FORS2. The instrument captured the bright, central star, Abell 36, as well as the surrounding planetary nebula. The red and blue portions of this image correspond to optical emission at red and blue wavelengths, respectively. An object much closer to home is also visible in this image \u2014 an asteroid wandering across the field of view has left a faint track below and to the left of the central star. And in the far distance behind the nebula a glittering host of background galaxies can be seen.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902a1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-17602\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902a1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902a1-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time \u00a0\u2014 around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas \u2014 the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible at the heart of this image. As the gaseous shell of this planetary nebula expands and grows dimmer, it will slowly disappear from sight. This stunning planetary nebula was imaged by one of the VLT\u2019s most versatile instruments, FORS2. The instrument captured the bright, central star, Abell 36, as well as the surrounding planetary nebula. The red and blue portions of this image correspond to optical emission at red and blue wavelengths, respectively. An object much closer to home is also visible in this image \u2014 an asteroid wandering across the field of view has left a faint track below and to the left of the central star. And in the far distance behind the nebula a glittering host of background galaxies can be seen. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/eso1902a\/\">Hi-res files]<\/a><br \/><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text_intro pr_first\">The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time \u2014 around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas \u2014 the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible at the heart of this image. As the gaseous shell of this planetary nebula expands and grows dimmer, it will slowly disappear from sight.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DvLrs2IAZg0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An evanescent shell of glowing gas spreading into space \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planetary_nebula\">planetary nebula<\/a> ESO 577-24 \u2014 \u00a0dominates this image <a href=\"#1\">[1]<\/a>. This planetary nebula is the remains of a dead giant star that has thrown off its outer layers, leaving behind a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subdwarf_O_star\">small, intensely hot dwarf star.<\/a> This diminished remnant will gradually cool and fade, living out its days as the mere ghost of a once-vast red giant star.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17603\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/eso1902b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17603\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902b1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,657\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ESO\/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Ackn&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time \\u00a0\\u00a0\\u2014 around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO\\u2019s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas \\u2014 the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible at the heart of this image. As the gaseous shell of this planetary nebula expands and grows dimmer, it will slowly disappear from sight. The image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), and shows the region surrounding ESO 577-24, faintly visible in blue at the centre of the image.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1548158400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Digitized Sky Survey image around the planetary nebula ESO 577-2&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Digitized Sky Survey image around the planetary nebula ESO 577-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time \u00a0\u00a0\u2014 around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas \u2014 the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible at the heart of this image. As the gaseous shell of this planetary nebula expands and grows dimmer, it will slowly disappear from sight. The image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), and shows the region surrounding ESO 577-24, faintly visible in blue at the centre of the image.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902b1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-17603\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902b1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902b1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/eso1902b1-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time \u00a0\u00a0\u2014 around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas \u2014 the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible at the heart of this image. As the gaseous shell of this planetary nebula expands and grows dimmer, it will slowly disappear from sight. The image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), and shows the region surrounding ESO 577-24, faintly visible in blue at the centre of the image. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/eso1902b\/\">Hi-res files<\/a>]<br \/><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Red giants are stars at the end of their lives that have exhausted the hydrogen fuel in their cores and begun to contract under the crushing grip of gravity. As a red giant shrinks, the immense pressure reignites the core of the star, causing it to throw its outer layers into the void as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stellar_wind\">powerful stellar wind<\/a>. The dying star\u2019s incandescent core emits ultraviolet radiation intense enough to <a href=\"https:\/\/wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ionization\">ionise<\/a> these ejected layers and cause them to shine. The result is what we see as a planetary nebula \u2014 a final, fleeting testament to an ancient star at the end of its life <a href=\"#2\">[2]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TvYkhTC4VEQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This dazzling planetary nebula was discovered as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Geographic_Society_%E2%80%93_Palomar_Observatory_Sky_Survey\">National Geographic Society \u2009\u2014\u2009Palomar Observatory Sky Survey<\/a> in the 1950s, and was recorded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abell_Catalog_of_Planetary_Nebulae\">Abell Catalogue of Planetary Nebulae<\/a> in 1966 <a href=\"#3\">[3]<\/a>. At around 1400 light years from Earth, the ghostly glow of ESO 577-24 is only visible through a powerful telescope. As the dwarf star cools, the nebula will continue to expand into space, slowly fading from view.<\/p>\n<p>This image of ESO 577-24 was created as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/outreach\/gems.html\">ESO Cosmic Gems Programme<\/a>, an initiative that produces images of interesting, intriguing, or visually attractive objects using ESO telescopes for the purposes of education and public outreach. The programme makes use of telescope time that cannot be used for scientific observations; nevertheless, the data collected are made available to astronomers through the <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.eso.org\/cms.html\">ESO Science Archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rqbVM5FrNEc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"anchor\" name=\"1\"><\/a>[1] Planetary nebulae were first observed by astronomers in the 18th century\u2009\u2014\u2009to them, their dim glow and crisp outlines resembled planets of the Solar System.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"anchor\" name=\"2\"><\/a>[2] By the time our Sun <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sun#After_core_hydrogen_exhaustion\">evolves into a red giant<\/a>, it will have reached the venerable age of 10 billion years. There is no immediate need to panic, however \u2014 the Sun is currently only 5 billion years old.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor\" name=\"3\"><\/a>[3] Astronomical objects often have a variety of official names, with different catalogues providing different designations. The formal name of this object in the Abell Catalogue of Planetary Nebulae is PN A66 36.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ESO is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world\u2019s most productive ground-based astronomical observatory by far. It has 16 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, along with the host state of Chile and with Australia as a Strategic Partner. ESO carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities enabling astronomers to make important scientific discoveries. ESO also plays a leading role in promoting and organising cooperation in astronomical research. ESO operates three unique world-class observing sites in Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor. At Paranal, ESO operates the Very Large Telescope and its world-leading Very Large Telescope Interferometer as well as two survey telescopes, VISTA working in the infrared and the visible-light VLT Survey Telescope. ESO is also a major partner in two facilities on Chajnantor, APEX and ALMA, the largest astronomical project in existence. And on Cerro Armazones, close to Paranal, ESO is building the 39-metre Extremely Large Telescope, the ELT, which will become \u201cthe world\u2019s biggest eye on the sky\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/outreach\/gems\/\">Cosmic Gems Programme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/teles-instr\/paranal-observatory\/vlt\/\">More information on the VLT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/teles-instr\/paranal-observatory\/vlt\/vlt-instr\/fors\/\">More information on FORS <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/images\/archive\/search\/?adv=&amp;subject_name=Very%20Large%20Telescope\">Images of the VLT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1324000937\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1324000937&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=468ff49ede077d250412965bfd1e1e95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Einstein&#8217;s Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1324000937\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1324000937&amp;asins=1324000937&amp;linkId=dc1c05f116d882f06ee4e91c70595423&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest report from the European Southern Observatory (ESO): A Fleeting Moment in Time European Southern Observatory\u2019s Cosmic Gems Programme captures last breath of a dying star The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time \u2014 around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17601\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ESO: Fleeting glow of an old star&#8217;s last great blast<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4zT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11120,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11120","url_meta":{"origin":17601,"position":0},"title":"ESO: VLT captures beautiful view of a planetary nebula","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest\u00a0ESO\u00a0report: The Ghost of a Dying Star This extraordinary bubble, glowing like the ghost of a star in the haunting darkness of space, may appear supernatural and mysterious, but it is a familiar astronomical object: a planetary nebula, the remnants of a dying star. 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