Glowing with the radiance of 10 million times that of our own Sun, Pistol Star is one of the intrinsically brightest stars in our Galaxy. It appears as the bright white dot in the centre of this image. Related articles:...
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The Pleiades star cluster, or Seven Sisters, is the most well-known star cluster in the night sky. It’s what’s known as an ‘open cluster’, which is a group of stars that form from the same huge cloud of dust and gas. As...
One of the brightest stars you’ll see in the sky these days is Betelgeuse star, whose red tones provide a fun sky watching target in February. Betelgeuse star is one of the three stars that make up the Winter...
Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A. It is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky. The name means “glowing” in Greek. The expression “dog days” refers to the period from July 3 through...