Chitral Astronomical Society
Skies over the Hindu Kush
Star
A star hurtling through the galaxy.
A star moving at high velocity (over 30 km/s) relative to surrounding stars, often ejected from a binary supernova or a dense cluster.
See also
Sirius
The brightest star in the night sky.
Polaris
The North Star — the sky's pivot.
Betelgeuse
A doomed red supergiant in Orion.
Vega
The summer beacon, future pole star.
The Sun
Our local star — the engine of the Solar System.
Rigel
The blue-white foot of Orion.
