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Wolf-Rayet and LBV Nebulae as the Result of Variable and Non-spherical Stellar Winds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany

Abstract

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The physical basis for interpreting observations of nebular morphology around massive stars in terms of the evolution of the central stars is reviewed, and examples are discussed, including NGC 6888, OMC-1, and η Carinae.

Type
Session VI Evolutionary Aspects
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 169: Variable and Non-spherical Stellar Winds in Luminous Hot Stars , 1999 , pp. 391 - 399
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1999

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