Stunning image of Antares, a red supergiant star 850 times the diameter of our Sun, surrounded by a yellowish nebula. The image also shows the globular star cluster M4 and the star Al Niyat. The nebula glows due to radiation from Antares' blue companion star.

Astronomy Picture from 17/04/2012

Antares and Clouds

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120417.html


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