DG121 | Constellation of Puppis (the Stern) Wall Art including Frame Android phone case The active regions appear brighter

The active regions appear brighter because those are areas that emit more light and energy — markers of an intense and complex set of magnetic fields hovering in the sun’s atmosphere

Lambda Centauri is therefore the 11th brightest star in the constellation Centaurus

This may be due to heating from increased sunlight

The red giant is losing matter to its small companion and occasionally ejecting matter in weird spurts

DG121 | Constellation of Puppis (the Stern) Wall Art including Frame Android phone case The active regions appear brighterThis image features DG121, an HII region a cloud of ionised hydrogen located in the constellation of Puppis (the Stern). HII regions, a type of emission nebulae, are created when young, massive stars release enough ultraviolet energy to ionise the surrounding gas clouds. These regions tend to have irregular structures and lack sharp boundaries, giving them their hazy, yet photogenic, appearance. The brightest star in the DG121 region, seen near the