Posted on 03/16/2021 3:35:00 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: In the constellation of the swan near the nebula of the pelican lies the gas cloud of the butterfly next to a star known as the hen. That star, given the proper name Sadr, is just to the right of the featured frame, but the central Butterfly Nebula, designated IC 1318, is shown in high resolution. The intricate patterns in the bright gas and dark dust are caused by complex interactions between interstellar winds, radiation pressures, magnetic fields, and gravity. The featured telescopic view captures IC 1318's characteristic emission from ionized sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms mapped to the red, green, and blue hues of the popular Hubble Palette. The portion of the Butterfly Nebula pictured spans about 100 light years and lies about 4000 light years away.
(Excerpt) Read more at apod.nasa.gov ...
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
Looks like the Jackson Pollock Nebula
The butterfly has gas? LOL :-)
Wonder what it looks like 4000 years latter in real time?
Have a feeling that it’s still magnificent no matter what.
Hard to put it in correct words — but somehow, when I look at the awe-inspiring stuff Mtn Climber posts, the sh*t-show currently going on in the U.S. seems, well, small.
We had this discussion at our recent (Zoom) Astronomy Club meeting. The presenter found the oldest known photo of the Orion Nebula (late 1800s) and compared it to one taken this year. The gas clouds haven’t moved much, but, some of the stars have.
We’re both right. :-)
“How Great Thou Art”
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder
Consider all, the worlds Thy Hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout, the universe displayed
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died, to take away my sin
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow, with humble adoration
And then proclaim: “My God, how great Thou art!”
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Great_Thou_Art
Oldest pictograph of Orion........................
Just now (Sat, May 8th, 2021) came across this thread while searching for something else, and thought you would enjoy this rendition of the song by the late George Beverley Shea, backed by the Gaither Family and their many country gospel friends.
Listen how beautiful it sounds when they all come in singing together...
How Great Thou Art - George Beverley Shea (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK9-5OlImV0
Sorry, this is the video I meant to link to, where the chorus sounds so good...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCx0-J5Vjes
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