White Dwarf
By: McKenna Frystak
What is a white star
What's inside of a white dwarf
Star spiral
These white dwarf stars spiral eachother 1600 light years away. It takes 321 seconds for them to orbit each other.
Star cocoon
This cocoon is made of gas. Every white dwarf begins in a cocoon. Even the sun started in a cocoon and will someday be a white dwarf butterfly. This will happen in about five billion years.
Ring Nebula
This is a constilation called the Ring Nebula. The white dwarf in the middle of the gas shines light to show colors. These colors show different types of elements. Some of the elements are oxygen, helium, and hydrogen.
Info Sources
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-Crockett, Christopher . "White Dwarfs are the Core of Dead Stars." EarthSky. N.p., 2012. Web. 1 Jan.
Picture Sources
-Strohmayer, Tod. White Dwarf Star Spiral. National Geographic. Web. 1 Jan. http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/photos/white-dwarfs-gallery/#/white-dwarf-spiral_1291_600x450.jpg.
-Yvette , Smith. Cocoon of a New White Dwarf. 2008. NASA. Web. 1 Jan. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_584.html.
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