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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

The large stellar association cataloged as NGC 206 is nestled within the dusty arms of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy along with the galaxy's pinkish star-forming regions. Also known as M31, the spiral galaxy is a mere 2.5 million light-years away. NGC 206 is found right of center in this sharp and detailed close-up of the southwestern extent of Andromeda's disk. The bright, blue stars of NGC 206 indicate its youth. In fact, its youngest massive stars are less than 10 million years old. Much larger than the open or galactic clusters of young stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy, NGC 206 spans about 4,000 light-years. That's comparable in size to the giant stellar nurseries NGC 604 in nearby spiral M33 and the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Photo by Howard Trottier

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Have I Asked You

Posted by MFish • Profile • 04/11/23 at 11:40PM • Humor • See more by MFish

Have I asked you before,
if you wanted to go,
to the first performance,
of a brother, travelling show?

The music is unique,
in a peculiar way,
non rhyming words,
were asked not to stay.

Lessons were learned,
in the performance room,
don't allow bass drums,
to go Boom! Boom! Boom!

The windows rattled,
a breaking of glass,
crashing to the floor,
a performance blast.

On gossamer wings,
it states in a poem,
flying to somewhere,'
going back home.

The loneliest song,
I've ever heard,
the whispering voice
of a chirp less bird.

A Comment by Carl

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Carl • 04/12/2023 at 11:33PM • Like 1 • Profile

listening to a
very calm music
as i lay down myself
to sleep
i have traveled much
half-awake
half-asleep
in colored lands
scented with roses
above calm oceans
and peaceful lands
with my gossamer
wings.

Poem by Ric Bastasa

A Comment by MFish

Your avatar
MFish • 04/13/2023 at 12:50AM • Like 1 • Profile

Thank you. That is wonderful poetry.

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