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Celestial Ring
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A stellar work of art adorns the skies
for mortal astral gazers all to view
composed on cosmic canvas when star dies.
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Celestial ring of huge galactic size
the universe unveils, as out of blue
a stellar work of art adorns the skies.
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The nebula is cast in orbic guise
each varied element of vibrant hue
composed on cosmic canvas when star dies.
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With every grand empyreal demise
depicted stunningly through scope’s debut
a stellar work of art adorns the skies.
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Perhaps our Sun someday before the eyes
of beings far, beholding its adieu
composed on cosmic canvas when star dies,
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shall ‘midst their wonderment of wistful sighs
still marvel at creation, as anew
a stellar work of art adorns the skies
composed on cosmic canvas when star dies.
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~ Harley White
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The poem is in the form of a villanelle.
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A source of inspiration was the following…
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James Webb Telescope Captures the Glowing Ring Nebula in Magnificent Detail (Smithsonian Magazine)…
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/james-webb-telescope-captures-the-glowing-ring-nebula-in-magnificent-detail-180982680/
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Explanation: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured exquisite new images of the Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, a glowing orb of material strewn about the cosmos by a dying star some 4,000 years ago. The colorful ring, located some 2,600 light-years away from Earth, is made from the remnants of a dying star. The Ring Nebula is located in the Lyra constellation and is thought to have temperatures over 100,000 degrees. It is a remnant of a dying star that expelled much of its mass into space, and the images show close-ups of the nebula’s wispy clouds and glowing rings.
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Image credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Institute for Earth and Space Exploration/JWST Ring Nebula Imaging Project
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