FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 The beautiful birth of a star has produced an exquisitely ethereal structure in interstellar space. It's called the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula, located about 520 light-years away, and in a new image from the NSF NOIRLab's International Gemini Observatory in Chile, it appears in the sky like a pale gossamer butterfly wing. At its core, though, obscured by dust, are hidden the turbulent processes at play as the star comes together. The 'wing' is a tunnel carved out of the cloud of gas around the star by one of the jets from the protostar. Source - https://www.sciencealert.com/breathtaking-image-shows-a-one-winged-butterfly-fluttering-through-the-universe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDenTired 1,126 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Beautiful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 It looks like a bow tie noodle that's been partially eaten... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
julz 8,049 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I didnt read the astronomers part...i was like how, what Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriane 22,800 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 It reminds me more of a fish tail, it's weird how the article and video focus so much on calling it a one-winged butterfly The only GGD member who can read / Credits to Celloo Deng for the profile pic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 11 hours ago, Oriane said: It reminds me more of a fish tail, it's weird how the article and video focus so much on calling it a one-winged butterfly It just sounds more interesting... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 76,616 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 It's so gorgina yass boots slay the galaxy mawma the house chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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