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To: yarddog
Goodness that is big.

Why is it blue?

It's false color. It looks white (with a bluish tint) to the human eye, like a stroke of lightning or welding arc.

6 posted on 12/04/2014 6:12:29 PM PST by Spirochete (GOP: Give Obama Power)
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To: Spirochete

Very hot short lived stars.


23 posted on 12/04/2014 6:23:15 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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