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Sculptor’s Supernova
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A supernova and its host
galactic grace the cosmic sky
in constellation Sculptor’s most
evocative to Hubble’s eye,
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the telescope, that is to say,
depiction rendered splendidly
is for our survey on display
in cosmic skies unendedly
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stelliferous in my daydreams
amidst the reams of astral streams
in constellations’ star regimes
which oft have mythologic themes.
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How pertinent the Sculptor rings
to starry gazer such as I
who muses whence the artwork springs
in vastness of celestial sky.
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A dot at center pinkish bright
of supernova’s being speaks,
while minor galaxies in sight
invite some further stellar peeks.
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The burst sidereal above
galactic spiral in the view
nearby the central glow thereof
is next to brilliant patches blue
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of stars within this distant world
and other clustered ones as well
on velvet black superbly pearled,
a seeming wondrous place to dwell…
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And yet if we’d but feel the awe
how magic could this earth appear,
a perfect realm with not a flaw
unless it’s of our making here.
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~ Harley White
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Supernova spotting (ESA)…
https://esahubble.org/images/potw2505a/
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Image Description: In the exact center a supernova is seen as a small but bright pinkish dot. It lies atop a spiral galaxy, close to the glowing center and next to some bright patches of blue stars in the galaxy. A small number of more minor galaxies are visible around the comparatively large spiral as small glowing discs, while further distant galaxies are seen as mere orangish spots and smudges, all on a black background.]
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Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz)
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