
Binary Star System
Illustration of a binary star system, a star system of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. At right is a white dwarf star (bright white) with an accretion disk around it. At left center is the main sequence companion. The dotted line represents the roche lobe of the white dwarf and the companion, and the reddish swirl is the mass transfer stream.
Credit
Science Source
/ Spencer Sutton
Dimensions
3766 x 2598 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
13 x 9 inches / 32 x 22 cm