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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"
An Extraordinary Spiral from LL Pegasi
14/09/2010
The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble
14/06/2010
Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
24/05/2010
The Cat's Eye Nebula
27/12/2009
Dawn Before Nova
17/11/2009
Starburst Galaxy IC 10
09/10/2009
The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri
14/09/2009
SN 1006 Supernova Remnant
01/08/2009
Haunting the Cepheus Flare
30/10/2008
The Case of the Very Dusty Binary Star
25/09/2008
47 Tuc: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars
26/08/2008
NGC 7008: The Fetus Nebula
25/08/2008
Black Hole Candidate Cygnus X-1
11/08/2008
SN 1006 Supernova Remnant
04/07/2008
M81: Feeding a Black Hole
27/06/2008
Active Galaxy Centaurus A
10/01/2008
The Cat's Eye Nebula
12/11/2006
The Swarm
29/07/2006
Explosions from White Dwarf Star RS Oph
26/07/2006
Mira: The Wonderful Star
22/07/2006
Wind from a Black Hole
01/07/2006
NGC 246 and the Dying Star
18/04/2006
Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuci
24/02/2006
Supernova Survivor
10/09/2005
Albireo: A Bright and Beautiful Double
30/08/2005
White Dwarf Star Spiral
01/06/2005
Mira: The Wonderful Star
05/05/2005
Accretion Disk Simulation
12/03/2005
The Swarm
28/01/2005
Microquasar in Motion
16/09/2004