starry eyed
The view from the garden here is phenomenal. No clouds, just unfathomable blackness and hundreds of stars, many of which seem to be arranged in very clear patterns. If there is a universal spirit who created the galaxy then he/she/it certainly has a sense of humour. If not, why place a saucepan and a plough in the sky??
Humanity has made some interesting discoveries over the centuries but universally speaking, we understand very little about the wider picture of Existence.
‘It is believed that there are about 100 billion stars in our own galaxy. The known number of galaxies is about one trillion, each of which may have as much stars as our galaxy’…That kind of sentence electrifies my mind…The meaning and power of it excites me…And with that thought, when I get paid, I will buy a telescope and start mapping the constellations from my window-sill. That should keep me out of mischief for a while…
There are 100 billion trillion stars in the universe, the vast majority of which we can’t see, sense or measure. There must be Life up there in the darkness. Other forms of Life which look different, think different and act different to everything we know…And rather than fighting each other- creating countless divisions between not only our own species but with all of Nature – we should be maintaining this planet with more regard, spreading love and peace throughout the World and sending good vibrations into the night sky…Because none of us know What or Who could be receiving our spiritual transmissions up there in the celestial realm…
an expanding halo of light around a distant star, named V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon).
Let me introduce you to mr. R Scupltoris aka U Camelopardalis. A star slowly perishing, yet you wouldn’t think so to marvel at its brilliance…
30 Doradus is one of the myriad of magical realms beyond the Earthly view of all but our dear Hubble scope, where stars are born. Estimates from this image suggest 100000+ stars slowing awakening to their own galactic majesty, feeling their way into existence. This glorious beauty of what those in the business call a ‘star forming factory’ is found 170000 light years away.
And for the finest of finales…The Hubble Extreme Deep Field mega vision takes in a section of the Universe, snaps away for 23 days continuously, building an ever deeper image of what lies in the darkness. Close to every flare of wonderful light you see in the frame is a galaxy, yet what is of more wonder is that the Extreme Deep Field mega vision was aimed at an area of space which had been deemed absent of much interest…fairly bland!
I am in awe…
On April 1, 1995, Hubble snapped this image of pillar-like structures in the Eagle nebula. These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are columns of cool, interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that serve as incubators for new stars…
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