Westerlund 1 W26
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Westerlund 1 W26 or Westerlund 1 BKS AS is a red supergiant or hypergiant star located at the outskirts of the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. It is one of the largest known stars and the most lumino
Westerlund 1 in infrared from 2MASS
Hypergiant
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A hypergiant is a very rare type of star that has an extremely high luminosity, mass, size and mass loss because of its extreme stellar winds. The term hypergiant is defined as luminosity class 0 in t
Westerlund 1 W26
…Westerlund 1 W26 (commonly abbreviated to W26) or Westerlund 1 BKS AS is a red supergiant or hypergiant (RSG or RHG) star located at the outskirts of the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. It is one of the largest known stars and the most luminous supergiant…
Great nebula in Carina, surrounding Eta Carinae
Very Large Telescope image of the surroundings of VY Canis Majoris
Field surrounding the orange hypergiant star HR 5171 A
G299 Remnants Super Nova Type 1a 20150218