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I’m sorry that I exist and that we ever tried this.
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Astronomy’s Most Perfect Ring Galaxy, Hoag’s Object, Is Still A Mystery After 70 Years
“In a way, the mystery of Hoag’s object only adds to its beauty. When we look at it in detail, we find that there’s an older population of stars in the center, corresponding to an elliptical-like core that appears to have very little gas and no evidence of a central bar feature. Beyond that, there’s a gap, with imperceptibly small amounts of gas and stars, lasting tens of thousands of light-years. And in the outskirts, a large halo of young stars persists, created by a mechanism that is not yet decided.
Perhaps there was a very low-speed collision that happened many billions of years ago, and this bizarre configuration is the only remaining clue. Perhaps there was gas or a series of small galaxies that got consumed by the larger elliptical galaxy, creating this outer ring. Or, perhaps, it’s something else entirely, that will require more data and additional objects to fill in these gaps. Whatever the case, 70 years after its discovery, Hoag’s object continues to mystify and astonish all those who investigate it.”
We know how many, maybe even most, of the Universe’s ring galaxies came into existence. For a majority of them, we see the same features: a central population of older stars with a shock wave of gas propagating outwards from a smaller galaxy colliding with it. That gas produces young, blue stars in a ring, or halo, around the central object. Over time, the gas goes back to being neutral, and only the stars remain as a visual sight.
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“do you remember the first time you were called annoying? how your breath stopped short in your chest the way the light drained from your eyes, though you knew your cheeks were ablaze the way your throat tightened as you tried to form an argument that got lost on your tongue. your eyes never left the floor that day. you were 13. you’re 20 now, and i still see the light fade from your eyes when you talk about your interests for “too long,” apologies littering every other sentence, words trailing off a cliff you haven’t jumped from in 7 years. i could listen to you forever, though i know speaking for more than 3 uninterrupted minutes makes you anxious. all i want you to know is that you deserve to be heard for 3 minutes for 10 minutes for 2 hours forever. there will be people who cannot handle your grace, your beauty, your wisdom, your heart; mostly because they can’t handle their own. but you will never be and have never been “too much.””— Tyler Ford (via winterkristall)
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I have never before seen such a brown kitty.
IT LOOKS LIKE A S'MORES POPTART
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