Dust shells in IRC+10216
Date: 20 September 2011
Satellite: Herschel
Copyright: ESA/PACS/MESS Consortia
New images of IRC+10216, obtained with the PACS instrument on the Herschel Space Observatory, have revealed never before seen dust shells extending out to a distance of 320 arc seconds from the central star.
This image was obtained at 100 micron and shows a field of view of 16 arc minutes × 11 arc minutes.
The 6 radial spikes are due to the support structure of the secondary mirror.
Last Update: 1 September 2019