Posted on 02/16/2023 1:27:58 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, O'er volumes of astronomy and forgotten lore, I stumbled upon this snapshot, cosmic and eerie, A sight that filled my heart with awe and more.
Two stars, like sentinels, anchored the foreground, Of our Milky Way galaxy, a sight to behold, Beyond them, a cluster of Hydra, galaxies abound, 100 million light-years away, a story to be told.
Three large galaxies, ellipticals and a spiral blue, Dominant and grand, each 150,000 light-years wide, But it was the overlapping pair that caught my view, Cataloged as NGC 3314, a sight I cannot hide.
Abell 1060, the Hydra galaxy cluster's name, One of three large galaxy clusters close to our Milky Way, A universe bound by gravity, a celestial game, Where clusters align over larger scales, I cannot sway.
At a distance of 100 million light-years, this snapshot's size, 1.3 million light-years across, a cosmic delight, A momentary glimpse into the universe's guise, But even this shall fade, and be nevermore in sight.
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It’s just another G-20 meeting.
It’ll take a few million years to get down to business.
Don’t be hasty.
Wow. That’s impressive.
Neat commentary.
God ie quite the artist, isn’t he?
The galaxies in these clusters look so delicate, I wonder if God will let us ‘play’ with them in the manner he allowed a Near Death Experience ‘survivor’ to feel what strands of DNA drawn along her arm felt like.
That’s some fancy CGI.
I don’t trust a dang thing they tell us about space anymore. Everything we’ve learned in our lifetimes has been a lie.
Mind blowing! Thanks for posting.
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