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Planetary Landscape
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A landscape blue is shown in view
with smaller galaxies in brew
and seen in distant cohorts sea
shown here in its reality
of cosmic web found in its hue.
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Star-forming regions through the queue
are glimpsed in stellar rendezvous
to site a tryst of what could be
a landscape blue.
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The Hubble image in debut
lies well along the avenue
away from Earth as all agree
within the vast hyperbole
as gazes enter to pursue
a landscape blue.
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~ Harley White
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The poem is in the form of a rondeau…
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NGC 1309, a majestic spiral galaxy nestled within a sea of distant companions, lies approximately 120 million light-years away from Earth. This Hubble image captures its sweeping spiral arms, dotted with vibrant blue star-forming regions, contrasting with the older, yellowish stars in its central bulge. Surrounded by numerous smaller galaxies, NGC 1309 is part of the Eridanus Group, offering a glimpse into the vast and interconnected cosmic web.
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Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Galbany, S. Jha, K. Noll, A. Riess
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