The Station Manager

Print Will Never Die

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downtherebythetrain: PILLARS OF CREATION Photograph taken by the Hubble Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 7,000 light years from Earth.  It was taken April 1, 1995. The Pillars of Creation no longer exist. In 2007, astronomers announced that they were destroyed about 6,000 years ago by the shock wave from a supernova. Because of the limited speed of light, the shock wave’s approach to the pillars can currently be seen from Earth, but their actual destruction will not be visible for another millennium. One of my favorites. It’s been dead for like 1,000 years, but that’s okay.

downtherebythetrain:

PILLARS OF CREATION

Photograph taken by the Hubble Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 7,000 light years from Earth.  It was taken April 1, 1995.

The Pillars of Creation no longer exist. In 2007, astronomers announced that they were destroyed about 6,000 years ago by the shock wave from a supernova. Because of the limited speed of light, the shock wave’s approach to the pillars can currently be seen from Earth, but their actual destruction will not be visible for another millennium.

One of my favorites. It’s been dead for like 1,000 years, but that’s okay.

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    The Universe is so fucking cool.
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    Our very universe is utterly ephemeral and we barely notice.
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    One of my favorites. It’s been dead for like 1,000 years, but that’s okay.
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