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Those That Lurk In Ursa

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.

Webb’s First Image of Deep Space!

First “Deep Field” infrared image from the James Webb telescope, revealed on 11th July 2022. NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet | NASA

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.

Light-Blazer

‘Command, this is Light-Blazer, we’re ready to proceed’

‘This is Command, everything appears to be green across the board on our end, prepare for pre-flight checks’

‘Copy, disengaging from docking station delta. Moving to designated co-ordinates, over’

The ship’s wings spread, its thrusters burst with furious fire, pushing its sleek, metallic body through space and to the staging point.

‘Well dear, this is it, it’s finally happening’

‘Yeah, from all our hard work…we did it’, said Deanne.

‘Oh Mark can you boil the kettle’, she added.

‘What, right now?’

The two give each other lingering gaze.

‘I don’t thing that’s a great idea Deanne, I’ll make you a coffee once we’ve made it, ok?’

The woman sighs.

‘I guess’

‘Going to be you cleaning up the mess if it gets everywhere, not me…how far till our staging point?’

‘Er, ten metres, so any moment….now’

The astronauts tap away at the terminals in front of them, running diagnostics, double checking everything.

‘Pre-flight checks out’

‘This is Light-Blazer to Command, pre-flight checks are green, we’re ready to warp, over’

‘Affirmative Light-Blazer, you are cleared for warp, Godspeed’

The Solar System

“Sol”, for short. Also known as the Sun, a star that has quenched its light upon us when our eyes first opened, and before then on the world that has, with all of her might, sheltered us. Sol, a single light in a vast ocean of where countless other lights exist, and between them…darkness. Why is this one special? Well, for a start, it is our home.

Let’s take a look shall we?

All images on this post were screenshotted from Space Engine

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