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Binary Star System
A system of two stars orbiting a common center of mass, bound together by gravitational forces.
Source: apod.nasa.gov
APODs including "Binary Star System"
The Red Spider Planetary Nebula
19/04/2017
Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
08/04/2017
The Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi
11/12/2016
The Cat's Eye Nebula
03/07/2016
Where Your Shadow Has Company
20/02/2016
21st Century M101
22/01/2016
High Energy Andromeda
07/01/2016
Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
05/07/2015
At the Limit of Diffraction
07/05/2015
Cataclysmic Dawn
11/01/2015
Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
27/07/2014
SN 1006 Supernova Remnant
12/07/2014
Naked Eye Nova Centauri 2013
07/12/2013
Nova Delphini 2013
16/08/2013
The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble
21/05/2013
X-rays from Supernova Remnant SN 1006
23/04/2013
Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
29/12/2012
NGC 5189: An Unusually Complex Planetary Nebula
19/12/2012
47 Tuc Near the Small Magellanic Cloud
06/12/2012
The Red Spider Planetary Nebula
29/10/2012
The Cat's Eye Nebula
26/08/2012
21st Century M101
13/07/2012
Starburst Galaxy IC 10
04/01/2012
RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
10/11/2011
Ghost of the Cepheus Flare
31/10/2011
Visual Effects: Wonders of the Universe
18/04/2011
Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
04/02/2011
The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda
20/01/2011
Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc
16/01/2011
Ghost of the Cepheus Flare
30/10/2010