Zeta Ophiuchi
Within the constellations are nebulae and messier objects of incredible beauty. Using our most powerful telescopes to zoom in on the stars of the constellations also shows some amazing and breathtaking sights. And the Aqrab star family is no exception with many spectacular sights to amaze the closer we zoom in. One of the most spectacular sights is the star which is called Zeta Ophiuchi, located in the left knee of Gibbor (the Strong Man - Christ - Who is battling the serpent).
Zeta Ophiuchi is the third brightest star in Gibbor (now called Ophiuchus) and is 20x more massive and 65,000 times brighter than our own sun. In fact, it would be one of the brightest stars in the sky if it weren't surrounded by obscuring dust. One interesting thing about Zeta Ophiuchi is that is changes in brightness by emitting a pulsing light.
Located near the center of the above photo, Zeta Ophiuchi is a large, blue main-sequence star with an apparent magnitude (by which we determine its visual brightness) of 2.569. It is about 366 light years from our solar system.
In the star-family of Aqrab, which is depicting a Spiritual Warfare theme, Zeta Ophiuchi fits right in. Like the arrow tip in an archer's bow, Zeta Ophiuchi appears to fit within a bow. The star is actually producing the arching interstellar bow wave - or bow shock - that you can see in the above infrared photo.
Continuing its likeness to a bow and flying arrow, the star Zeta Ophiuchi is on the move. In fact, it is this star's movement which is creating the beautiful bow shock. Zeta Ophiuchi is moving towards the left at a speed of 24 kilometers (nearly 15 miles) per second. This motion is creating a strong stellar wind which precedes the star, compressing and heating the dusty interstellar material about it and shaping the curved shock front around it.
Astronomers believe that Zeta Ophiuchi's motion may have been caused by a supernova, which may have occurred in a neighboring star. It is not only moving to the left, it is also rotating at break-neck speed. Astronomer's estimate its rotational velocity at 400 km/s! We may not know for sure what caused all this motion, but one thing is certain - this star is on the move!
Seeing this star and its great surrounding bow, a Scripture comes to mind:
Zeta Ophiuchi is the third brightest star in Gibbor (now called Ophiuchus) and is 20x more massive and 65,000 times brighter than our own sun. In fact, it would be one of the brightest stars in the sky if it weren't surrounded by obscuring dust. One interesting thing about Zeta Ophiuchi is that is changes in brightness by emitting a pulsing light.
Located near the center of the above photo, Zeta Ophiuchi is a large, blue main-sequence star with an apparent magnitude (by which we determine its visual brightness) of 2.569. It is about 366 light years from our solar system.
In the star-family of Aqrab, which is depicting a Spiritual Warfare theme, Zeta Ophiuchi fits right in. Like the arrow tip in an archer's bow, Zeta Ophiuchi appears to fit within a bow. The star is actually producing the arching interstellar bow wave - or bow shock - that you can see in the above infrared photo.
Continuing its likeness to a bow and flying arrow, the star Zeta Ophiuchi is on the move. In fact, it is this star's movement which is creating the beautiful bow shock. Zeta Ophiuchi is moving towards the left at a speed of 24 kilometers (nearly 15 miles) per second. This motion is creating a strong stellar wind which precedes the star, compressing and heating the dusty interstellar material about it and shaping the curved shock front around it.
Astronomers believe that Zeta Ophiuchi's motion may have been caused by a supernova, which may have occurred in a neighboring star. It is not only moving to the left, it is also rotating at break-neck speed. Astronomer's estimate its rotational velocity at 400 km/s! We may not know for sure what caused all this motion, but one thing is certain - this star is on the move!
Seeing this star and its great surrounding bow, a Scripture comes to mind:
Genesis 49:24 - "But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the Shepherd, the stone of Israel:)"
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The distance, velocity, size and brightness of Zeta Ophiuchi is staggering. Who but Yah?
ReplyDeleteIt is special that He has deemed to grant us a peek at His heavenly bodies at the close of Earth's history. We are without excuse!
Zeta Ophiuchi is on the move as spiritual warfare is intensifying.
Minor correction: "Seeing (this) star..."