Speed Demon Creates a Shock
April 18, 2011
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, captured this image of the star Alpha Camelopardalis, or Alpha Cam, in astronomer-speak, speeding through the sky like a motorcyclist zipping through rush-hour traffic. The big red arc is a bow shock, similar to the wake in front of the bow of a ship in water.
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Camelopardalis constellation, Stars, Astronomy, Wake, Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Bow Shock, Fluid dynamics, Constellations, Camelopardalis, Sun, Technology Internet, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Alpha Camelopardalis, Alpha
