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Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the northern springtime constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth’s sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur imagers in favor of other Leo spiral galaxies, like M66 and M65. It’s hard to overlook in this colorful cosmic portrait though. Spanning some 50,000 light-years the galaxy sports characteristic patchy, irregular spiral arms laced with dust, pink star forming regions, and clusters of young, blue stars. This deep image also finds NGC 3521 embedded in fainter, gigantic, bubble-like shells. The shells are likely tidal debris, streams of stars torn from satellite galaxies that have undergone mergers with NGC 3521 in the distant past.
Image Credit: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals an ancient, glimmering ball of stars called NGC 1466. It is a globular cluster — a gathering of stars all held together by gravity — that is slowly moving through space on the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our closest galactic neighbours. NGC 1466 certainly is one for extremes. It has a mass equivalent to roughly 140 000 Suns and an age of around 13.1 billion years, making it almost as old as the Universe itself.
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Mountain Grill- David A. Hardy
Galactic Highland- Garret Moore
Wrap yourself in the universe with one of these fleece blankets from my Thinx Shop on Zazzle
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TheCelestial Fireworks LED Bracelet from ThinkGeek
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ThisCelestial Fireworks Bracelet celebrates a spectacular image captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of Westerlund 2, a cluster in the constellation Carina. (It’s 20,000 light years away, so this image really is that old.) On its own, it’s a gorgeous image, but we’ve highlighted the young star cluster’s sparkle by adding 15 tiny twinkling white LED lights to represent more foreground stars. They’re powered by a rechargeable battery; the hinged bangle ships with a proprietary USB charging cable to keep it entwinkling. But there’s an on/off button, too, in case you prefer it dark. Either way, it’s a fabulous tribute to the magnificence that is space and mankind’s exploration of it.
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Playing With the Earth -
Earth Love 2019 Zine Contribution (Full)
Size: A4
Medium: Gouache, Inktense & Watercolours
Series: Mahoushoujo Madoka Magica/ Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Character: Ultimate Madoka/MadokamiContribution to this Zine:Earth Love 2019 An Ultimate Madoka Zine
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You can download the PDF for free! It’s for non commercial purposes and you must not sell it or use it elsewhere without the contributors’ and Zine admins’ consent. Do not change this in any ways. Just enjoy the mini-zine :)
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STEP. INTO. THE. FUTURE.
By Thom Tatko
