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12-NOV-2016 Copyright: Michael Sidonio

R Aquarii - discovery of new faint features

Click on image to see R Aquarii alone

As part of the excellent and detailed study by Tiina Liimets et al and following the official press release
from Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias - IAC (home of the worlds largest telescope) on 18 May, I can
reveal that as part of a long term study of the symbiotic star, R Aquarii, using deep imaging techniques from
Terroux Observatory outside Canberra, I have discovered new extended features, further out than the previously
known hourglass nebula, around this dynamic star system. More follow up analysis of these faint features will
hopefully point to new understandings of the early history of eruptions associated with R Aquarri type Symbiotic Stars.

Newspaper article: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/former-strongman-who-discovered-galaxy-makes-new-astronomical-find-20180528-p4zhvm.html

Newspaper article: http://thechronicle.realviewdigital.com/?iid=159771#folio=12

The paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1801.08209

The IAC press release: http://www.iac.es/divulgacion.php?op1=16&id=1388&lang=en

Dynamic graphic showing the expansion of the R Aquarii inner nebula and jet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2rUPOh1ads&feature=youtu.be and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kgRS9Y05o&feature=youtu.be


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strongmanmike200229-May-2018 05:57
Ok ok...I have one more project in mind for the FSQ-FLI combo for next new moon or two and then I might look at hitting a PN again :-)
Sakib 27-May-2018 02:36
Congrats on your astro adventure! It really was destiny you started astrophotography! Now if only you would image a PN, it's been a while. :-)