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A UCLA team used a photonic lantern on Hawaii’s Subaru Telescope to capture the sharpest image ever of a star’s lopsided, fast-spinning gas disk, challenging current astrophysical models.
A UCLA-led team using a photonic lantern on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii has captured the sharpest-ever image of a star’s hydrogen-alpha disk, revealing an unexpected lopsided, fast-spinning gas disk around Beta Canis Minoris, 162 light-years away.
The device splits starlight into multiple channels, preserving fine details lost in traditional imaging, while adaptive optics and advanced data processing counteract atmospheric distortion.
This breakthrough, achieved with a single telescope, surpasses previous resolution limits and challenges current astrophysical models, demonstrating that high-precision stellar imaging no longer requires large telescope networks.
Un equipo de la UCLA utilizó una linterna fotónica en el Telescopio Subaru de Hawái para capturar la imagen más nítida jamás vista de un disco de gas desigual y de rápido giro de una estrella, desafiando los modelos astrofísicos actuales.