David Aguilar, Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics — larger «day» and «night» images
At maximum brightness, Mira would light up a hypothetical planetary companion, but at its most dark, the giant star's small, hot white dwarf companion would become visible (more discussion with illustration
At maximum brightness, Mira would light up a hypothetical planetary companion, but
at its most dark, the giant star's small, hot white dwarf companion would become visible (more discussion with illustration
at its most dark, the giant star's small, hot
white dwarf companion would become visible (more discussion with illustration).