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Wide-field view of the region of the sky around the R Doradus star

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eso_eso2412d September 11th, 2024

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide-field view, created from Digitized Sky Survey 2 images, shows the region around R Doradus, the bright, orange star in the centre. The star’s surface was recently imaged in detail using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2412d/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: R Doradus
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Evolutionary Stage > Red Giant

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ID: eso2412d
Subject Category: B.3.1.4
Subject Name: R Doradus
Credits: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: 2024-09-11T17:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2412d/

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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: https://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso2412d

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2412d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-08-22T11:59:16+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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