Grey_Ice_Queen

San Nicola di Tremiti, Puglia, Italy by @icharous

Grotta Sfondata, Puglia, Italia by @icharous

The human heart stripped of fat and muscle, with just the angel veins exposed.

NGC 3199, Twilight Stardust

IC 5070, Pelican

Abell 21, Hair of Medusa

Sirius, The Dog Star

Crescent Saturn and Titan

Jones-Emberson 1, Stardust Shroud

Antares, Heart of the Scorpion

Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse : What’s happening behind that island? Things both expected and unexpected. Expected, perhaps, the pictured rays of light – called crepuscular rays – originate from the Sun. Unexpected, though, the Sun was being partially eclipsed by the Moon at the time – late last month. Expected, perhaps, the Sun’s rays are quite bright as they shine through gaps in below-horizon clouds. Unexpected, though, the crepuscular rays are quite red, likely the result an abundance of aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere scattering away much of the blue light. Expected, with hope, a memorable scene featuring both the Moon and the Sun, superposed. Unfortunately, from this location – in Uruguay looking toward Argentina – clouds obscured the eclipse – which wasn’t completely unexpected. However, after packing up to go home, the beauty of bright red crepuscular rays emerged – quite unexpectedly. Oh – and that island on the horizon – it’s really two islands. via NASA

The Lively Center of the Lagoon Nebula : The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a whirlwind of spectacular star formation. Visible near the image center, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight. A tremendously bright nearby star, Herschel 36, lights the area. Vast walls of dust hide and redden other hot young stars. As energy from these stars pours into the cool dust and gas, large temperature differences in adjoining regions can be created generating shearing winds which may cause the funnels. This picture, spanning about 10 light years, combines images taken in six colors by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The Lagoon Nebula, also known as M8, lies about 5000 light years distant toward the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius). via NASA

new england in the fall || IG: alyssa___cote

Christian Swan, Fall. 2014

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