The long-period Galactic Cepheid RS Puppis

• Published in: Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) Vol. 541
• Main Authors: Kervella, P., Mérand, A., Szabados, L., Sparks, W. B., Havlen, R. J., Bond, H. E., Pompei, E., Fouqué, P., Bersier, D., Cracraft, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 01.05.2012
• Subjects: Astrophysics; circumstellar matter; dust; extinction; Physics; scattering; stars: individual: RS Puppis; stars: variables: Cepheids; techniques: polarimetric

Context. The southern long-period Cepheid RS Pup is surrounded by a large circumstellar dusty nebula reflecting the light from the central star. Due to the changing luminosity of the central source, light echoes propagate into the nebula. This remarkable phenomenon was the subject of Paper I. The or...