by Ann » Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:09 am
Rogelio Bernal Andreo is the one who first showed the world the now-classic
Blue Horsehead in Scorpius. In this new widefield portrait of nebulas in Scorpius, Rogelio has turned this part of the sky into a mythological zoo. The central creature is the Rho Ophiuchus and Antares complex at mid-center right. Note how
Sigma Scorpii, the star surrounded by a small bright red nebula, can be seen as an eye. The other eye could be the multiple star 22 Scorpii, surrounded by a small blue reflection nebula.
IC 4603 could be the creature's snout. (Note that the picture you can see if you click on the link also shows you 22 Scorpii.) The snout is surrounded by a dark, wild goat's beard. Between the dark black strands, the creatures beard is blue around multiple star
Rho Ophiuchi. At the top of its head, the creature appears to sport
a pair of antennas. The shiniest "antenna bead" is Antares, and the other "bead" is globular cluster M4 - you can see them both
here.
So what creature is that? To me it looks like an awe-inspiring mixture of a giant cosmic goat and an alien.
There is more. At upper left, a blue-eyed, red-skinned alien is emerging from some sort of blue cocoon. In reality it is Pi Scorpii,
seen here at upper left. A long narrow stalk or "body" connects it to its stellar neighbour, Delta Scorpii. It resembles a Disneyesque cosmic flower, or a sort of botanical Tinkerbell. At bottom center, the Blue Horse somewhat melancholically contemplates it all.
The only creature missing from this zoo is the scorpion itself, unless the scorpion is everywhere in this part of the sky.
Ann
Rogelio Bernal Andreo is the one who first showed the world the now-classic [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090521.html]Blue Horsehead in Scorpius[/url]. In this new widefield portrait of nebulas in Scorpius, Rogelio has turned this part of the sky into a mythological zoo. The central creature is the Rho Ophiuchus and Antares complex at mid-center right. Note how [url=http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj450kO4pz1qbpwkro1_1280.jpg]Sigma Scorpii[/url], the star surrounded by a small bright red nebula, can be seen as an eye. The other eye could be the multiple star 22 Scorpii, surrounded by a small blue reflection nebula. [url=http://www.feraphotography.com/ASA/pics/ic4603e.jpg]IC 4603[/url] could be the creature's snout. (Note that the picture you can see if you click on the link also shows you 22 Scorpii.) The snout is surrounded by a dark, wild goat's beard. Between the dark black strands, the creatures beard is blue around multiple star [url=http://www.astroeder.com/images/rho_oph_eder1024.jpg]Rho Ophiuchi[/url]. At the top of its head, the creature appears to sport [url=http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=43811058]a pair of antennas[/url]. The shiniest "antenna bead" is Antares, and the other "bead" is globular cluster M4 - you can see them both [url=http://www.dl-digital.com/images/Astronomy/Mess-Clusters/Antares1-medCombine-cp3.jpg]here[/url].
So what creature is that? To me it looks like an awe-inspiring mixture of a giant cosmic goat and an alien.
There is more. At upper left, a blue-eyed, red-skinned alien is emerging from some sort of blue cocoon. In reality it is Pi Scorpii, [url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L1iEXJPpGf8/T7_blI0oT8I/AAAAAAAAISs/b4wxgYsoWNg/s1600/Vdb99_jdavis.jpg]seen here at upper left[/url]. A long narrow stalk or "body" connects it to its stellar neighbour, Delta Scorpii. It resembles a Disneyesque cosmic flower, or a sort of botanical Tinkerbell. At bottom center, the Blue Horse somewhat melancholically contemplates it all.
The only creature missing from this zoo is the scorpion itself, unless the scorpion is everywhere in this part of the sky.
Ann