📸 Zeta and Rho Ophiuchi with Milky Way
This wide field image shows the Milky Way, the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, and the red glow of the Zeta Ophiuchi Nebula. Captured from South Africa in a 17-hour composite, it also features Antares, M4, and the Blue Horsehead Nebula.

📅 May 27, 2025
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#astronomy #stars #RunawayStar #BowShock #ZetaOphiuchi An article accepted for publication in the journal "Astronomy and Astrophysics" reports a study on the star Zeta Ophiuchi, a so-called runaway star that became famous even beyond the field of astronomy for its bow shock, the enormous shock wave similar to the waves generated in the water by the bow of a ship.
https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2022/07/27/a-study-of-the-giant-bow-shock-of-the-runaway-star-zeta-ophiuchi/
A study of the giant bow shock of the runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi

An article accepted for publication in the journal 'Astronomy and Astrophysics' reports a study on the star Zeta Ophiuchi, a so-called runaway star that became...