“The Helix is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope expelled by a dying, sun-like star. The Helix resembles a simple doughnut as seen from Earth. But looks can be deceiving. New evidence suggests that the Helix consists of two gaseous disks nearly perpendicular to each other.”(qtd. from HubbleSite.org NewsCenter release STScI-2004-32)Credit: NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), M. Meixner and P. McCullough (STScI)
“The Antennae galaxies take their name from the long antenna-like “arms” extending far out from the nuclei of the two galaxies, best seen by ground-based telescopes. These “tidal tails” were formed during the initial encounter of the galaxies some 200 to 300 million years ago. They give us a preview of what may happen when our Milky Way galaxy will collide with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in several billion years.”(qtd. from HubbleSite.org NewsCenter release STScI-2006-46)Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
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A pretty celestial scene with lots of stars and a bright moon.
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This is a painting I *just* finished of the goddess Arianrhod! Her name is believed to mean a number of things, but is most widely thought to mean “silver wheel”. I've depicted her with a Celtic wheel, a starry night sky, an owl, and since she is also associated with weaving, I've shown her “weaving” the stars into the night sky.
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Announce the birth of your little one with these sweet announcements. Stars are suspended from a cloud against a textured, starry blue background. A yellow moon peeks out from behind the cloud.
