Floating towards RS Puppis in fulldome
RS Puppis encroaches on the viewer in this fulldome clip of the Cepheid variable star. The star's pulsation creates the concentric circles of blue light present in the surrounding gas and dust, an example of an unusual phenomenon known as light echo.
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| Id: | heic1323_fd |
| Release date: | 17 December 2013, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1323 |
| Duration: | 24 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
