ESO A Star that should not exist. 13 billion years. <br /> <br />At the centre of this picture is a very unremarkable looking faint star, too faint to be seen through all but the largest amateur telescopes. <br /> <br />This ancient star, in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), is called SDSS J102915+172927 and has been found to have the lowest amount of elements heavier than helium of all stars yet studied. <br /> <br />It has a mass smaller than that of the Sun and is probably more than 13 billion years old. <br /> <br />Credit: <br />ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1132a <br /> <br />Music Track : Act Three <br />From Audionautix <br />http://audionautix.com <br />.
