This computer-generated picture was created from Doppler imaging data of the star AB Doradus. It shows how the starspots on this star might look. Arcs of superheated plasma, trapped in magnetic fields, emit X-rays (shown here in red) from this extremely active young star.
Image courtesy A. Cameron, M. Jardine and K. Wood, University of St Andrews.

Astronomers used a computer and data about the star AB Doradus to make this picture. This is what the star might look like. Can you see some strarspots on AB Doradus?
Image courtesy A. Cameron, M. Jardine and K. Wood, University of St Andrews.

This computer-generated picture was created from Doppler imaging data of the star AB Doradus. It shows how the starspots on this star might look. Arcs of superheated plasma, trapped in magnetic fields, emit X-rays (shown here in red) from this extremely active young star.
Image courtesy A. Cameron, M. Jardine and K. Wood, University of St Andrews.

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