Hey @terrylovejoy, that was another wonderful blog!

I was amazed once again by your spectacular shots! Those images of yours are pure gold!

Because the star is heavily obscured by gas and dust it's true visual brightness will likely be in the range of 100,000-1,000,000 times that of the sun, and the actual energy output may approach 5,000,000 times that of the sun!

I really can't wrap my brain around this. The magnitude is just enormous.

Thank you for your amazing contributions!
Keep up the awesome work!