Differential rotation of AB Dor in 1996 Dec




This small animation presents three consecutive images of AB Dor recorded in 1996 Dec 24, 27 and 29 respectively (in infinte loop). It shows AB Dor as viewed from an observer in the corotating frame. One can clearly see the lower latitude features rotating faster than upper latitude ones.
© Jean-François Donati, last update on 2003 Jun. 16