Zeta Ophiuci, the bright blue star right under the red cloud in the center of the picture is a runaway star shooting through the galaxy a speed of 87,000 kilometers per second (relative to the stars around it.) Most likely it was blasted through space by a supernova. The picture was taken in infrared light by from NASA's WISE satellite.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Zeta Ophiuci
Zeta Ophiuci, the bright blue star right under the red cloud in the center of the picture is a runaway star shooting through the galaxy a speed of 87,000 kilometers per second (relative to the stars around it.) Most likely it was blasted through space by a supernova. The picture was taken in infrared light by from NASA's WISE satellite.
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