Is the blue thing a star?

• by guldan_

  If it is, what kind of star is it?

  Posted September 20, 2016 4:33 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  The object at the bottom is indeed a foreground star from our galaxy. And according to SIMBAD this is a Horizontal Branch Star

  And here is what wiki has to say about Horizontal branch

  Hope this helps !

  Happy hunting ! 😄

  Posted September 20, 2016 4:50 PM