Thursday, December 30, 2010

Rigel

Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and is the sixth brightest star in our night sky, it is estimated to be around 700-900 light years away.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Phillip
    Is the halo effect around the star caused by the position of the star in relation to other celestial objects?
    It almost looks like a eclipse.
    Great image!
    regards
    RM

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