The Constellations - Libra

This is the thirtieth episode in our series about the constellations. Today we take a closer look at Libra, the scales or balance, visible in the summer sky. We also examine the faint star HD 140283, the oldest star we've discovered in the universe.
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Video Credits
Hubble eXtreme Deep Field
NASA; ESA; G. Illingworth, D. Magee, and P. Oesch, University of California, Santa Cruz; R. Bouwens, Leiden University; and the HUDF09 Team;
Animation Brian Kennedy
Big Bang Animation--5k Resolution
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab
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Sun sets over La Silla
Credit:
ESO/B. Tafreshi
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Superstar Eta Carinae
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Star Burst
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Video courtesy of ESA/Hubble/L. Calcada
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Computer simulation of star formation in MACS1149-JD1
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
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Animation of star plagued by giant magnetic spot
ESO/L. Calçada, INAF-Padua/S. Zaggia
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4k video of the Sun's surface activity
NASA/SDO/M.Kornmesser/L.Calcada
Music Credits
"Fermi Paradox" from the album "On A Beam Of Light", "Breathe In The Light" and "Northern Lights" from the album "Between The Rings", and "Red Giant" from the album "Light Years" by the artist Stellardrone. The songs have been modified in length from the originals. Music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License.
stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/on-a-beam-of-light
stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/between-the-rings
stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/light-years
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