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| The sands of time are running out for the central star of this the Hourglass Nebula. With its nuclear fuel exhausted, this brief, spectacular, closing phase of a sun-like star's life occurs as its outer layers are ejected and its core becomes a cooling, fading white dwarf. In 1995, astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to make a series of images of planetary nebulae, including the one above. Here, delicate rings of colorful glowing gas (nitrogen-red, hydrogen-green, and oxygen-blue) outline the tenuous walls of the 'hourglass.' The unprecedented sharpness of Hubble's images revealed surprising details of the nebula ejection process and may resolve the outstanding mystery of the variety of complex shapes and symmetries of planetary nebulae. Image Credit: NASA, WFPC2, HST, R. Sahai and J. Trauger (JPL)... |
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| Poetry Cycles - Doing Sappho | |||
| Lisa Jain Thompson | |||
| Monday, 04 December 2006 15:48 | |||
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The first time I saw you,
The paradigm shifted From a theory of sexual preferences To a rock sure desire For the sound of your voice, The touch of your hand, And the press of your body Against my thigh and breast. The uncertainty vanished
When you held me in your arms, Beneath the moon and stars, And answered my every question And gentle protest, Until I knew I wanted the answer That glowed brightly in your eyes, And I let my last quiet fear Slip away into the night. Copyright Lisa Jain Thompson October 21, 1996
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