‘Displaying The Various Phenomena Of The Atmosphere’ - Diagram Of Meteorology, 1846 - Drawn And Engraved

This is an artist’s concept of the fastest rotating star found to date. The massive, bright young star, called VFTS 102 rotates at about two million kilometres per hour. Centrifugal force from this dizzying spin rate has flattened the star into an oblate shape, and spun off a disk of hot plasma, seen edge on in this view from a hypothetical planet. The star may have “spun up” by accreting material from a binary companion star. The rapidly evolving companion later exploded as a supernova. The whirling star lies 160 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

Credit: NASA/ESA and G. Bacon (STScI)

“This is a small example from an ambitious all-sky photographic survey completed during the mid to late 20th century. Every piece of sky was photographed on large glass plates. This astrophotography provided a catalog for astronomers to use in seeking out targets and planning observations. It is also an archival snapshot of the entire sky. Over 1,000 of these photographic plates were later digitized into a database used to aim Hubble.” (from the book Hubble’s Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images)

“Once you truly experience a spiritual bond that transcends physicality, you will always consciously or unconsciously seek bonds that are able to pierce into the deepest layers of your soul, and anything less just feels so frivolous.”~ AV

And the angel said, “DO NOT BE AFRAID.”

Lightning inside a volcanic ash cloud in Patagonia.

thought i’d post since it is very truthful!

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