QZ Carinae
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QZ Carinae is a multiple star system in the constellation Carina. It is the brightest member of the loose open cluster Collinder 228 and one of the brightest stars in the Carina Nebula. The apparent m
The spectacular star forming Carina Nebula imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope
Blue supergiant
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A blue supergiant is a hot, luminous star, often referred to as an OB supergiant. They are usually considered to be those with luminosity class I and spectral class B9 or earlier, although sometimes A
QZ Carinae
…components, including the widely-separated B and C, the very close Ab and Ad, and component E which they refer to as D. QZ Carinae A1 (or Aa1) is a blue supergiant of spectral type O9.7I with around 70 times the Sun's mass that has expanded to 22 times the Sun's radius. With a surface temperature of 30,463 K, it…
Rigel and the IC 2118 nebula which it illuminates.
G299 Remnants Super Nova Type 1a 20150218