This is an image of the star WOH G64, taken by the GRAVITY instrument ... A fainter elliptical ring around it could be the inner rim of a dusty torus, but more observations are needed to confirm ...
WOH G64 is a red supergiant star 2,000 times larger ... Gravity instrument of the star and its complex huge, ejected gas/dust torus,” Guinan said in an email, referring to the doughnut shape ...
The Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) in Chile enabled the incredible capture, combining light from multiple telescopes to image the distant star’s dust-shrouded surroundings. WOH G64 ...
Located a staggering 160,000 light-years from us, the star WOH G64 was imaged thanks to the impressive ... a stunning shroud of gas and dust illuminated by a dying star at its heart.