What a phrase, though it’s certainly one way to remember something, which in this case involves different types of stars. No kissing, unless you want to become Icarus and pucker your lips out…let’s just say it won’t be pretty.
Got that? Ok, let’s start.
Our universe is filled with galaxies, and what are galaxies comprised of?…stars. There are so many, so lets begin with our own; the Sun.
Somewhere in the cold confounds of the universe was a shielded world, no one had attempted to, successfully, turn those shields off. Until now.
‘Come on Yish, you’re wasting company time’
Her fingers froze over the keyboard, mid-way in entering some form of sequence, and struck dagger-like eyes at her boss. He stood in a staunch manner behind Yish, unfazed by her stare.
‘This line of work ain’t easy you know, unless you want to compile and reform ancient data?’ she retorted.
Those slim fingers resumed the dance of keyboard mashing. Her eyes were shaped of an opal, their colour- a powerful green. The woman’s skin was blue and dotted. For hair, were needles like that of a hedgehog, and some were on her forearms, yet they’d been trimmed.
This was what her people looked like.
Before you wonder, no, it isn’t a rollercoaster named Barnard, more of an arc really. But it ain’t no rollercoaster.
It is an emission nebula (A cloud of ionisied gases and emits light at various wavelengths) estimated to be either 500 light or over a 1000 light years away from the Solar System set in within the constellation of Orion, and is either 50 or 150 lightyears in radius. It is a rather unique gas cloud as it is part of the Orion Complex, which is a cloud group of other star-forming nebulae, most notably Orion, and other minor ones such as the Flame and Running Man. The dark Horsehead nebula is a part of it as well.
He stood there with his morning coffee, to the same view he has seen for thirty years. It was thirty one actually as today was the anniversary of his employment, on this post. Over those years he had progressed from an ensign to commanding officer of this post. The old commander had to retire at some point, who also had a soft spot for this, at the time, young man. At fifty-eight, he may very well do the same.
The edge of his cup reached the man’s lips, and sipped. His eyes, as well as most of the man’s front body. were coated in bright blue. Beyond the observatory from whence he gazed shone a blue star, Epsilon Ursae Majoris (a.k.a. Alioth); a star that belonged to the Ursa Major constellation. No planets, no spatial anomalies, no traffic. Silence.
The first image of deep space, pertaining to a cluster of galaxies designated SMACS 0723, was revealed by President Joe Biden on 11th July 2022 during a White House event.
Skip to image in video here, or if you want to watch the whole thing from the start, click here.
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