CK Vulpeculae seen with Gemini North (image)

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)

Caption

The enigmatic CK Vulpeculae nebula. The team of astronomers measured the speeds and changes in positions of the two small reddish arcs about 1/4 of the way up from the bottom and 1/4 of the way down from the top to help determine that the nebula is expanding five times faster than previously thought.

Credit

International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin

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