The unearthly beauty of the Red Rectangle – Astronomy Now
Feb 1, 2016 · The Red Rectangle is one such mystery object. It first caught astronomers’ attention in 1973. The star HD 44179 had been known since 1915 to be double, but it was only when a rocket flight carrying an infrared detector was turned its way that the red rectangle revealed itself.
Red Rectangle Nebula - Wikipedia
The Red Rectangle Nebula, so called because of its red color and unique rectangular shape, is a protoplanetary nebula in the Monoceros constellation. Also known as HD 44179, the nebula was discovered in 1973 during a rocket flight associated with the …
APOD: November 2, 1995 - The Red Rectangle
Explanation: The unusual geometry of this stellar nebula creates somewhat of a mystery. At the nebula's center is a young binary star system that probably created the nebula, but how? This type of nebula shows a "bipolar flow" which carries a …
Weird Object: Red Rectangle Nebula | Astronomy.com
Dec 4, 2015 · It has been a mystery for more than 30 years. The odd glow is always associated with dust bathed in ultraviolet light, as well as with a kind of photoluminescence or afterglow. Researchers think...
Hubble Frames a Unique Red Rectangle - NASA Science
Apr 8, 2016 · The star HD 44179 is surrounded by an extraordinary structure known as the Red Rectangle. It acquired its moniker because of its shape and its apparent color when seen in early images from Earth. This strikingly detailed Hubble image reveals how, when seen from space, the nebula, rather than being rectangular, is shaped like an […]
ESA - The Unearthly Beauty of the Red Rectangle - European …
Feb 1, 2016 · The Red Rectangle is one such mystery object. It first caught astronomers’ attention in 1973. The star HD 44179 had been known since 1915 to be double, but it was only when a rocket flight carrying an infrared detector was turned its way that the red rectangle revealed itself.
Red Rectangle Nebula (HD 44179) – Constellation Guide
Jan 24, 2024 · The Red Rectangle Nebula is a highly symmetrical bipolar nebula with diagonal X-shaped spikes that stand out at red wavelengths. The long spikes and bright bipolar outflow originate deep inside the outflow cavities, and the distinct rungs – spaced lines of glowing gas – indicate several episodes of mass loss at an increased ejection rate.
The unique Red Rectangle: sharper than ever before
Jun 7, 2010 · The star HD 44179 is surrounded by an extraordinary structure known as the Red Rectangle. It acquired its moniker because of its shape and its apparent colour when seen in early images from Earth. This strikingly detailed new Hubble image reveals how, when seen from space, the nebula, rather than being rectangular, is shaped like an X with ...
The remarkable Red Rectangle: A Stairway to Heaven?
This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, reveals startling new details of one of the most unusual nebulae known in our galaxy. Catalogued as HD 44179, this nebula is more commonly called the 'Red Rectangle' because of its unique shape and colour as seen with ground-based telescopes.
Red Rectangle Nebula - Astrodrudis
Dec 6, 2019 · The Red Rectangle Nebula is a very peculiar (but not unique) structure around a binary system catalogued as HD 44179 in the constellation Monoceros. At least another such nebula is known, the Red Square Nebula, around the star MWC 922, in the constellation Serpens. Initially, when this nebula was discovered in 1973, its structure was much of a ...