They’ve captured the best close-up view yet of a dying star outside our galaxy.

Scientists have obtained an image of a star from outside this galaxy. This is by far the best approach of its kind.

image You have been invited to open this note one of those who already have a privileged place in the history of science. This shows us, with the current best approach, starwho is not from this galaxy, in the last stages of his lifebefore going supernova and dying. The astronomical feat was achieved using Very Large Telescope (VLTI) belonging European Southern Observatory (ESO).

A dying star in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

It is true that similar images have been obtained in the past, but The special value of this event is that we are talking about a stellar body located outside the Milky Way..

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According to the ESO statement, The new star, designated WOH G64, is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.one of the small galaxies orbiting ours.

A very successful achievement

Teams chasing this star have been trying to capture it for over 10 years. However, they knew that the technology of the time did not yet allow them to get the visual close-up they so craved. That’s why it was necessary to wait for the development of one of the tools

second generation VLTI.

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When scientists saw the star again, They discovered that something had happened to her during those 10 years.. In particular, it was getting dark, which gave rise to other conclusions.

“This star is one of the most extreme of its kind, and Any radical change could bring the situation closer to an explosive end.– says the co-author, Jacco van Loondirector Kiel Observatory of the University of Kiel

(United Kingdom).

Because the object appears dimmer each time than before, the image is even more worthy of the emotions it receivedfor in a short time it will be possible to see less light than what it now offers us.

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