Tuesday, April 30, 2024

APOD - GK Per: Nova and Planetary Nebula

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A faint nebula runs vertically in the image. In the  center is a red envelope surrounding diffuse blue emission.  In the center is a bright multicolored nebula that is   nearly circular.   Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

GK Per: Nova and Planetary Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Deep Sky Collective

Explanation: The star system GK Per is known to be associated with only two of the three nebulas pictured. At 1500 light years distant, Nova Persei 1901 (GK Persei) was the second closest nova yet recorded. At the very center is a white dwarf star, the surviving core of a former Sun-like star. It is surrounded by the circular Firework nebula, gas that was ejected by a thermonuclear explosion on the white dwarf's surface -- a nova -- as recorded in 1901. The red glowing gas surrounding the Firework nebula is the atmosphere that used to surround the central star. This gas was expelled before the nova and appears as a diffuse planetary nebula. The faint gray gas running across is interstellar cirrus that seems to be just passing through coincidently. In 1901, GK Per's nova became brighter than Betelgeuse. Similarly, star system T CrB is expected to erupt in a nova later this year, but we don't know exactly when nor how bright it will become.

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