File:EF Eridanus 500 Million Years Ago (gemini0405a).tiff

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Onset of mass transfer some 500 million years ago when the donor object (right), began losing mass to the compact yet more massive white dwarf companion (left).

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English: Onset of mass transfer some 500 million years ago when the donor object (right), began losing mass to the compact yet more massive white dwarf companion (left). At the time of this illustration, the star system appeared much brighter in optical light than it does today.
Date 5 October 2004 (upload date)
Source EF Eridanus 500 Million Years Ago
Author Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg
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