#cosmoc

All space travel (Click!)

"The story of the Hyades is highly foggy, like an autumn morning in Greek Boeotia, when the radiance of the predawn stars melts in the rays of the rising Helios, but the clouds floating from the north bring only rain, and not the warmth of the passing summer…"

Friends, for you here is my new article covers several areas of knowledge: astronomy, history, mythology and cultural studies. But above all, it is designed to introduce you to a very beautiful and interesting open stellar cluster located in the zodiacal constellation Taurus.

Seb Janiak, “Stellar Lights” (from The Kingdom), 2008,

Chromogenic print,

Stunning infrared view of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) located 700 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius. The nebula is a great example of what is likely to happen to our Sun as it evolves into a white dwarf and sheds its outer layers. No need to worry though, we have a solid 4-5 billion years to prepare! (Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Spitzer Space Telescope, Judy Schmidt)