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Nebulous Turtle

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In pastel shades of pink and blue

the nebula is brought to view.

It’s known as ‘Turtle’ for its shell

here shown in colors of pastel

in throes of mortal death adieu.

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In days of yore it made debut

but now has streaming jets in lieu

of star formation’s carousel

in pastel shades.

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The inner shells make rendezvous

through jetting streams in retinue

which move in seeming parallel

with mirror image in its swell

that charm our senses through and through

in pastel shades.

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~ Harley White

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The poem is in the form of a rondeau…

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Turtle Nebula (NGC 6210)

https://www.deepskycorner.ch/obj/ngc6210.en.php

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A Turtle-Shaped Nebula, NGC 6210, and the Structure Around Its Star…

https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/a-turtle-shaped-nebula-ngc-6210-and-the-structure-around-its-star-inset/

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NGC 6210 (Wikipedia)…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6210