Via Zenith Ad Astra!

Music, writing, and art commissioning. A 29 year old astronomy dork (m) with a fascination for cults. I aspire to tie these things together someday. Til then, ADHD, take the wheel!

[prophetic-writer]

Having confidence in your writing abilities is just as much a skill you need to cultivate as actually writing is.

It's normal to doubt yourself, it's just important to learn how to look past your doubts and recognize that letting yourself worry about the possibility that your writing sucks will never make you a better writer. The only thing that will make you a better writer is writing, so stop worrying about whether you're any good and WRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[writingwithminotaur]

The creative struggle 😔✊

[nebuloracle]

I want to start something new.

[without-ado]

ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 l Royal Museums Greenwich

[forcekenobi]

was thinking about bear/bare

[beccawise7]

This is what happens when you fly your drone into a fireworks show...

Beautiful.

Goodnight.

~beccawise7💜🖤

[spacewonder19]

25 Brightest Stars ©

[for-the-sake-of-fuck]

I don’t know how to embed a video on here, but this quote so poetically explained a concept I couldn’t put into words.

[fidoruh]

Mr. Johnson is a great comic. He is able to tell current event in a funny but nuanced way, and he can also break the whimsy with some serious aspects while not completely crushing you with its depressing aspect.

[nebuloracle]

Presenting Hamal Farouq, the Starseed forged in fire. Hamal has a hard head, a hot temper, and a penchant for blazing trails, but what else would you expect from an Aries?

The world of Celestials is not kind to him, but he is far too much for the world of humans to handle. He walks the precipice, drawing the line in the sand himself, searching for answers, and giving anyone that hopes to abuse his home or his friends a piece of his mind.

Art by Jamil Gonzalez

[write-on-world]

[nebuloracle]

[nebuloracle]

Daya - The Music Theory Problem I've Been Reverse-Engineering for Years.

I never know who to ask for help. Nobody I know is into musical theory, and the places I go to for help end up deleting my posts, so I've given up that thread. I'm just posting this to vent about my creative process. Maybe from it, someone will see, or It is not necessary to know everything musical theory in order to write music, but if I did, I'd stop composing myself into pickles I lack the understanding to compose myself back out of.

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This is all I have so far. All I had for a while was the intro. It wasn't even meant to be an intro—it was just a phrase I had hummed out and saved back in 2021. A few weeks ago I added more on. This whole time, I'm really only sketching out a melody at most. I add in the part I was humming out, get bored, and add drums, because the melody really only comes through when played against another rhythm. So I do that. It sounds awesome! I'm excited. Now that that diversion's over, I wonder what's next... If possible, what would have come before this part? I start to study what I'd just made. My discoveries were terrifyingly sobering. Through it, I can now put words to a workflow and composition problem I've been having for actual years!

Here is the piano roll of the intro. It's the first Idea I had in 2021. From what I remember, I had no tonic in mind for this. I've started off assuming the tonic is G. Major, Minor, I wasn't sure, I just knew the next chord and how it resolved. D, F#, A, and C make a D7 chord. This bit of tension resolves back into G from the 4th degree C, going to A#, into A, and back to the tonic of G. Then I repeat until I go into the 2nd degree, A. This perfectly enables transition into D, which is G's perfect fifth. The tonic could have been G. It could have been A. I don't remember the original intent, because this was the entirety of the idea for three years. However, moving to D now means I've just created the next fucking tonic! You can hear it just thunk its way into D harder than the bus that dropped Spongebob off at Rock Bottom.

And now I'm stuck here.

This has happened more than once, but every other time, I've managed to keep it all very self-contained. I never venture far from the tonic, because that's "home." I don't know where to go from there. I know I could go anywhere, but what is the meaning behind any choice I make from here? It's a part of an interrelated web of concepts I don't yet have committed to intuition. There's a gap in my technical understanding, and because of it, I lack a complete heuristic.

I'll probably be humming while I find my way out of this mess.

[deadghostgirl12345]

[apollohour]

What is your favourite life stage of a star?

Stellar Nebula

Star (We love both high mass and low mass stars here <3)

Red Supergiant

Red Giant

Supernova

Planetary Nebula

Neutron Star

White Dwarf

Black Hole

Black Dwarf

It's more complicated than that for me

Results/Stars aren't real </3

Voting ended onJan 5, 2025

[nondelphic]

dear 2025 me: i hope you’re writing. i hope you’re thriving. and if you’re not, it’s okay. just don’t delete everything this time.

[nebuloracle]

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Acubens's true celestial name is a song—a twelve-minute series of harmonic oscillations repeated as the same twenty-six-second tune, repeating over and over, each time in different keys, and always pronounced at frequencies high enough to make a bat vomit. Through great trial and effort, Sam managed to learn and sing back the name of the goddess he claims in his heart. His rendition, butchered by his mild tenor and awkward rhythm, was hopelessly inaccurate. But to her, it was perfect. She found his mispronunciations endearingly entertaining. It was a melody that only something like he could have created, and for a fleeting moment, it made her feel truly honored.

Now, in her absence, Sam sings the lyrics he'd written to himself. He often entertains the idea of hiring a choir to celebrate her return. He could see her radiance emanate as she glides on beams of light from the heavens, like a true angel. The choir would sing her name in rapturous praise uttering Sam's human words of reverence:

How do guiding angels, know where to go? Look to the sky, when she's here, she glows! We'd go dancing in my twilight, celestial rose. Look to the sky, when she's near, she glows!

[imastoryteller]

20 Ways to Show Anger in Your Writing

Here’s a list of 20 signs of anger that writers can use to show, rather than tell, a character’s emotions through physical, verbal, and internal reactions:

1. Facial Expressions

Clenched jaw or grinding teeth

Narrowed or glaring eyes

Lips pressed into a thin line or curled into a sneer

2. Body Language

Fists clenched tightly at their sides

Tense shoulders that rise or square up

Puffing out the chest or stepping closer to confront

3. Speech Patterns

Voice lowered to a dangerous, icy tone

Shouting or raising their voice suddenly

Speaking in short, clipped sentences

4. Breathing Changes

Heavy, rapid breathing (nostrils flaring)

Sharp inhales and audible exhales

Holding their breath as if trying to stay in control

5. Sudden Physical Movements

Slamming fists onto tables or walls

Pacing back and forth restlessly

Pointing a finger or jabbing the air during speech

6. Uncontrolled Gestures

Shoving objects off a desk or knocking over a glass

Finger tapping or knuckle cracking

Wrapping arms tightly around themselves

7. Temperature and Flushes

Red face, neck, or ears

Visible veins on the neck or forehead

Breaking into a sweat despite the situation

8. Eye Movements

Eyes darting or rolling sharply

Avoiding direct eye contact out of fury

Staring someone down with unblinking intensity

9. Words and Tone

Cursing, insults, or verbal jabs

Sarcasm sharpened to hurt others

Accusations thrown in frustration

10. Breaking Personal Space

Leaning in closer, looming over someone

Pointed steps toward another person to intimidate

Physically turning away to dismiss or avoid conflict

11. Physical Reactions

Throwing objects or breaking things in rage

Punching walls, doors, or inanimate objects

Shaking hands or trembling with pent-up anger

12. Posture Shifts

Back stiffening and chin lifting defiantly

Shoulders jerking or twitching

Rigid stance as though ready for confrontation

13. Inner Thoughts (for internal POV)

“I could feel the blood boiling in my veins.”

“The room seemed to close in on me.”

“My pulse thundered in my ears.”

14. Displacement of Anger

Kicking objects on the ground (chairs, trash bins)

Storming off abruptly or slamming doors

Snapping at someone unrelated to the cause of anger

15. Temperature Descriptions (metaphors/sensations)

Heat rushing to their face or spreading through their chest

A cold sensation washing over them, signaling restrained anger

Feeling fire “lick” at their insides or their temper “ignite”

16. Instinctive Responses

A growl or grunt escaping their lips

Baring their teeth as if instinctively defensive

Ripping or tearing something in their grip

17. Silence as a Weapon

Pausing dramatically before responding

Refusing to speak or meet someone’s eyes

The ominous quiet just before they explode

18. Physical Sensations

Muscles twitching or vibrating under the skin

Heart pounding visibly at their throat or chest

A bitter taste in their mouth or nausea from anger

19. Reactive Behaviors

Interrupting others to correct or attack

Dismissing concerns with a quick wave of the hand

Throwing out ultimatums like “Don’t push me!”

20. Lingering Aftermath

Hands trembling after the initial outburst

A headache, buzzing ears, or lingering tension

Regret or shame slowly replacing the heat of the anger

These signs can be layered together to create realistic and powerful depictions of anger, whether it’s smoldering beneath the surface or erupting violently.

[nebuloracle]

You know what? I'll say it. Posting here is much better than writing on an unsaved notepad for three weeks only to encounter an unexpected power outage long after you'd forgotten that you were writing anything.

It has autosave!