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This is the updated, final(?) version of this piece:

One of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, Castor is actually a multi-star system that is believed to contain six solar bodies. Composed of three separate binary systems, Castor is the 20th brightest "star" in our night sky.
To get to know the system a little better, we'll start by seeing how the stars are labeled:
Castor A: A binary system composed of a hot, bluish-white A-type star (Aa) and a coolor M-type red dwarf (Ab)
Castor B: Another A-M binary star pair (Ba and Bb)
Castor C: A pair of cool red dwarf stars with a fast orbit of about a day around each other (Ca and Cb).
All of the red dwarf stars in the Castor system (Ca, Cb, Ab, Bb) are classified as Flare Stars , and you can see a giant solar flare in progress on the the star in the foreground.
Here, the camera is zoomed in on Castor Ca, with its twin Cb in the foreground. This pair is likely orbiting around the other A and B systems, but with a period of several thousand years. You can see the other two systems, B and A, as you move down the screen. They would likely appear to be further away or fainter than this from the perspective of Ca, but I could find no good reference images for this system and had to play it by ear a bit.
This is an entry for Space-Revived 's Chromatic Contest:
Space Art Contest: Chromatic!Space-Revived Presents... THE CHROMATIC CONTEST
At long last, the new Chromatic Contest arrives, open to all members of Space-Revived!
The theme is completely open to your imagination, with a twist: you must use only ONE OR TWO COLOURS in your space artwork. Your space art may represent anything you can imagine, but the most important thing is to champion your choice of colour.
Image: SalmonickAtelier
Rules:
• You must be a member of Space-Revived to participate. However, everyone is welcome to join!
• Submit your work to our Chromatic folder.
• State in your description that the image was made for the Chromatic contest with a link to this journal.
• Two entries per deviant allowed, but only one can win.
• All entries must be created after October 14

The colors I chose are orange and purple.

CREDITS:
flame smudge brushes and fractal swirl brushes by PigMasterOra (parts of texture and corona, which were then painted over by hand)

Special thanks to Tinselfire and Kombayn for their constructive feedback on the last piece!

Please Note: My images are not stock. Free publications or scientific journals may use this image, however, with credit to planetrix.deviantart.com .

Description
This is the updated, final(?) version of this piece:

One of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, Castor is actually a multi-star system that is believed to contain six solar bodies. Composed of three separate binary systems, Castor is the 20th brightest "star" in our night sky.
To get to know the system a little better, we'll start by seeing how the stars are labeled:
Castor A: A binary system composed of a hot, bluish-white A-type star (Aa) and a coolor M-type red dwarf (Ab)
Castor B: Another A-M binary star pair (Ba and Bb)
Castor C: A pair of cool red dwarf stars with a fast orbit of about a day around each other (Ca and Cb).
All of the red dwarf stars in the Castor system (Ca, Cb, Ab, Bb) are classified as Flare Stars , and you can see a giant solar flare in progress on the the star in the foreground.
Here, the camera is zoomed in on Castor Ca, with its twin Cb in the foreground. This pair is likely orbiting around the other A and B systems, but with a period of several thousand years. You can see the other two systems, B and A, as you move down the screen. They would likely appear to be further away or fainter than this from the perspective of Ca, but I could find no good reference images for this system and had to play it by ear a bit.
This is an entry for Space-Revived 's Chromatic Contest:
Space Art Contest: Chromatic!Space-Revived Presents... THE CHROMATIC CONTEST
At long last, the new Chromatic Contest arrives, open to all members of Space-Revived!
The theme is completely open to your imagination, with a twist: you must use only ONE OR TWO COLOURS in your space artwork. Your space art may represent anything you can imagine, but the most important thing is to champion your choice of colour.
Image: SalmonickAtelier
Rules:
• You must be a member of Space-Revived to participate. However, everyone is welcome to join!
• Submit your work to our Chromatic folder.
• State in your description that the image was made for the Chromatic contest with a link to this journal.
• Two entries per deviant allowed, but only one can win.
• All entries must be created after October 14

The colors I chose are orange and purple.

CREDITS:
flame smudge brushes and fractal swirl brushes by PigMasterOra (parts of texture and corona, which were then painted over by hand)

Special thanks to Tinselfire and Kombayn for their constructive feedback on the last piece!

Please Note: My images are not stock. Free publications or scientific journals may use this image, however, with credit to planetrix.deviantart.com .