#cyngus

[zespaceblog]

Tulip Nebula

7,000 light years from Earth in the Constellation of the Swan (Cygnus), a group of O type blue giants fire out UV radiation so intense, 70 light years of Hydrogen gas is illuminated as a red glowing region, which to our human brains (or at least for some) resembles the more earthly tulip flower.

O type stars quickly run through their main sequences, some turning to Wolf Rayet stars, others quickly to supernova's and collapsing to black holes, while others to neutron stars.

They are the rock stars of our galaxy, living short but energetic lives.

[damistrolls]

Bow before your God.

(timelapse under the cut)

[chipper-smol]

Put the shy boy on da shoulder. He likes being tall because Trotter is taller than him (for now.)

also

HIS HANDS SO SMALL

[zespaceblog]

The Tulip Nebula

Following on from yesterday's post about Cygnus X-1 black hole, the nearby nebula to this (above) is known as the Tulip nebula, due to its colours and petal like structure.

The actual nebula is around 8000 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus, and the colours represent Sulphur (Red), Hydrogen (Green) and Oxygen (Blue).

The nebula is an emissions nebula, meaning powerful ultraviolet radiation from nearby stars bombard the gases causing them to ionize and glow.

[weirdestchampion]

The crazy inventor needs more fans

[angell-studio]

new dress 

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[thevirtualhermit]

Above us Cygnus spread her wings Taking flight into the cloudless night I wondered if she grew weary Of ceaseless travel across the sky But she never answered any of the cries We screamed in the dark hours The fire died out before we slept.