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Nebulas

I found out some interesting facts about nebulas that I would like to share.
As you well know, our sun is a giant star. There are millions upon millions of giant stars in our universe.
Along with ‘main stream’ stars. Located in the Orion constellation are two stars that are bigger than our sun. They are categorized as super giant stars. Betelguese is one and Rigel is the other. It would not surprise me if there are planets orbiting these stars. Betelguese is a red super giant and Rigel is a blue super giant star. If you look at the Orion constellation, you can see the red star and the blue star.
Super giant stars will eventually go Super nova or explode leaving behind a neutron star.

Neutron stars are one of the possible ends for a star. They result from massive stars which have mass greater than 4 to 8 times that of our sun. After these stars have finished burning their nuclear fuel, they undergo a supernova explosion. This explosion blows off the outer layers of a star into a beautiful supernova remnant. The super nova remnants become a gas and dust cloud surrounding the central region of the collapsed star. The central region of the star collapses under gravity. It collapses so much that protons and electrons combine to form neutrons. Hence the name "neutron star".The light emitted from the Neutron star lights up the gas and dust to create a beautiful colorful Nebula.
There are about 10,000 Nebulas in the Milky Way Galaxy.
The gas and dust particles heated by the Neutron star eventually merge together to create new stars. A star nursery. Some stars will remain to be ‘main stream’ stars, while others will become giant or super giant stars.

The process that occurs is a prime example of the evolutionary cycle. Making apparent facts that death actually creates life. The death of one star creates life for millions of stars.

The Carina Nebula is a great example of the beauty of a star producing Nebula.

Captain Curtis Reporting