... The Four Suns of HD 98800 . ... HD 98800 is a multiple star system about 150 light years from Earth -- right in our section of the Milky Way Galaxy. ... A fantastic jumble of young blue star clusters, gigantic glowing gas clouds, and imposing dark dust lanes surrounds the central region of the active galaxy Centaurus A. This mosaic of Hubble Space Telescope images taken in blue, green, and red light has been processed to present a natural color picture of this cosmic maelstrom. ...