Object 173: The Hot Calibrator

Object 173: The Hot Calibrator

From George's Random Astronomical Object by George Bendo

April 13, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

This episode discusses G191-B2B, a hot white dwarf used for flux calibration in astronomy.

G191-B2B is a hot white dwarf with a layer of nearly pure oxygen that has been used as a flux calibration source for one particularly famous telescope.

People in this episode

Host: George Bendo

Topics covered

  • white dwarf
  • flux calibration
  • astronomy
  • oxygen layer
  • telescope

Keywords

  • G191-B2B
  • white dwarf
  • flux calibration
  • oxygen
  • telescope

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: telescope

Books & works: G191-B2B

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