Posted on 04/27/2023 12:57:56 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud. About 160 thousand light-years away, it's the largest, most violent star forming region known in the whole Local Group of galaxies. The cosmic arachnid is near the center of this spectacular image taken during the flight of SuperBIT (Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope), NASA's balloon-borne 0.5 meter telescope now floating near the edge of space. Within the well-studied Tarantula (NGC 2070), intense radiation, stellar winds and supernova shocks from the central young cluster of massive stars, cataloged as R136, energize the nebular glow and shape the spidery filaments. Around the Tarantula are other star forming regions with young star clusters, filaments, and blown-out bubble-shaped clouds. SuperBIT's wide field of view spans over 2 degrees or 4 full moons in the southern constellation Dorado.
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Pink Tarantula’s eat birds.
The Eagle, Pelican, Duck, Owl and Running Chicken nebulas need to watch out!!
I like the way you look at things, lol!😀
What’s that grouping of five or so stars just to the right and in that black space?
... a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud
Great place! That's where I found the gold at the end of the rainbow. It's truly amazing what's possible out there, with a little ingenuity:
המזל שנמצא בקצה הקשת בענן
= 1737 =
Φιλοσοφική λίθος
(Philosopher's Stone)
the mazal that is found at the end of the rainbow
which also translates as
the constellation that is found at the end of the arc in the cloud
The gold constellation is Dorado, named for a gold-colored fish. Abbreviated as Dor, and located at
the end of the [-70 deg] arc in the [Large Magellanic] Cloud:
Within the well-studied Tarantula (NGC 2070), intense radiation, stellar winds and supernova shocks from the central young cluster of massive stars, cataloged as R136, energize the nebular glow and shape the spidery filaments.
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My daddy once told me
What a man outta be
There's much more to life
Than the things we can see.
And the godliest mortal
You ever will know
Is the one with the dream
of El Dorado.
So ride, boldly ride
To the end of the rainbow
Ride, boldly ride
Til you find El Dorado.
Movie Theme El Dorado
The gold fish [ladder] sits atop the Table (Mensa) constellation, "a keystone-shaped wedge of sky..."
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Is there any way I could invest in you as a cult leader?
Sort of like a truly benevolent Charles Manson character,
where the girls would be safe?
You would kill at that job. (Not literally.)
You’d need long hair.
Oh my, thank you so much for the blessing!!! It arrived ahead of I what I'm presently working on!
No sarcasm. No joke. I'm just now seeing your comment because I had come over to FR to pull up the link to this very Tarantula thread. And here it is, your ping appearing at the very top of my 'new pings' page.
Well, all I can say is that I'll ping you to it whenever I manage to get it finished. Then you can see where I was minded to place the Tarantula Nebula post within it. But there's also more in the project involving tables (tablets, luchot).
So funny, so cool. You made my day, so you have a great day too!!!!! 😎
Oh what a tapestry we weave, when we practice to believe. 📅🫲😛🫱📅
(Surely the emoji artist must have been inspired by Einstein for that face, heh.)
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