R Aquarii (Symbiotic Binary) Tapestry Phone case through three filters (B

through three filters (B

they have cast off layers of gas periodically over the past couple thousand years

gas and dust are combining to produce a new generation of stars

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1-63

Also know as "The Spire"

R Aquarii (Symbiotic Binary) Tapestry Phone case through three filters (BThis image reveals a dramatic binary star system named R Aquarii, located 700 light years from Earth, as seen in 2012 by ESOs Very Large Telescope (VLT). R Aquarii is a so called symbiotic binary, comprising two stars surrounded by a large, dynamic cloud of gas (a nebula). Systems like this contain two stars in an unequal and complex relationship. R Aquarii is made up of one hot white dwarf and one red giant. The red giant is losing matter to its