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A Pair of Stars
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A pair of stars first seen as one
had stellar gazers on the run,
with fuzzy dusty rings around,
at least since eighteen hundreds found,
though eons since it had begun.
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The James Webb telescope has done
what other images would shun,
revealed in thorough view renowned
a pair of stars.
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This look mid-infrared, to stun,
on Earth where ‘round the sun we’re spun
with ‘most detailed’ its mien’s been crowned
to show our mortal stomping ground,
in habitat that’s next to none,
a pair of stars.
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~ Harley White
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The poem is in the form of a rondeau…
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With NASA’s Webb, Dying Star’s Energetic Display Comes Into Full Focus…
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https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/with-nasas-webb-dying-stars-energetic-display-comes-into-full-focus
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Explanation: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken the most detailed image of planetary nebula NGC 1514 to date thanks to its unique mid-infrared observations. Webb shows its rings as intricate clumps of dust. It’s also easier to see holes punched through the bright pink central region.
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Image credits: Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, NASA-JPL, Caltech, UCLA, Michael Ressler (NASA-JPL), Dave Jones (IAC)
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