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Star Cluster
[/caption] There are few things in astronomy more awe inspiring and spellbinding than the birth of a star. Even though…
Interstellar Scintilation
[/caption]Anyone who has looked at stars in the night sky (especially ones low on the horizon) has undoubtedly seen the…
Where are Stars Born?
Have you ever wondered where stars are born? Stars are formed in nebulas, interstellar clouds of dust and gas. Nebulas…
Gemini’s New Filters Reveal the Beauty of Star Birth
[/caption] About 2,000 light-years away, in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan), lies Sharpless 2-106 (after Stewart Sharpless who put…
Do Eruptions of P Cygni Point to a Companion?
The other day, I wrote an article on Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs) which made reference to P Cygni as a…
MN112 – A New Luminous Blue Variable Found From Its Nebula?
[/caption] Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs) are a rare class of extremely massive stars that teeter on the very edge of…
Distance to Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is the closest known star system to the Solar System. Also known as Rigil Kentaurus, Alpha Centauri is…
Can the Recurrent Novae RS Oph Become Type Ia Supernovae?
[/caption] The classical scenario for creating Type Ia supernovae is a white dwarf star accreting mass from a nearby star…
Life of a Star
Stars are kind of like people. They're born, they live their lives, and then they die. Let's take a look…
Rigel
Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation of Orion; despite that, its formal name (one of them anyway) is…