Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
RS Puppis, LRGB, wsg
RS Puppis, LRGB
Powered byPixInsight

RS Puppis, LRGB

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
RS Puppis, LRGB, wsg
RS Puppis, LRGB
Powered byPixInsight

RS Puppis, LRGB

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

RS Puppis is a massive star 200 times larger than our sun located about 6000 light years away in the Constellation Puppis. 
According to NASA the star's intrinsic brightness is 15,000 times brighter than our sun's luminosity.  Our great friend @gmadkat  has a more thorough description to go with a beautiful closer view.

Comments