STELLARIUM  /  solar observatory
stardate 0.000
molecular cloud
T_eff15 K radius840 R⊙ lumin.0.00 L⊙ age0.00 Gyr
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“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood — made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
— you have been watching one such collapse
an interactive observatory

STELLARIUM

Ten billion years of a single star, from cold dust to final light. Scroll to run the clock.
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igniting core
Best viewed on a wider screen — this observatory wants room to breathe.