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A Cosmic Eye
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A cosmic eye by Hubble spied,
that is, through telescope ‘twas eyed,
seventy-six million light-years
away from vale of earthly tears,
seems scrutinizing far and wide.
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The galaxy is classified
as spiral in celestial guide
while slanted in its view appears
a cosmic eye.
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What goings-on might yet betide
throughout the great galactic ride
within our fleeting fleet careers
in infinite unfathomed spheres
as gazes down upon our stride
a cosmic eye?
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~ Harley White
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The poem is in the form of a rondeau…
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Some sources of inspiration were the following…
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Hubble Spies a Cosmic Eye…
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-spies-a-cosmic-eye
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 2566.
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Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy, which sits 76 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. A prominent bar of stars stretches across the center of this galaxy, and spiral arms emerge from each end of the bar. Because NGC 2566 appears tilted from our perspective, its disk takes on an almond shape, giving the galaxy the appearance of a cosmic eye…
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