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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Desiderata Poem - Star Cluster Pismis 24 Print

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Inspirational Guidance series The full Desiderata by Max Ehrmann: Go placidly amidst the noise and haste... The star cluster Pismis 24 lies in the core of the large emission nebula NGC 6357 that extends one degree on the sky in the direction of the Scorpius constellation. Part of the nebula is ionised by the youngest (bluest) heavy stars in Pismis 24. The intense ultraviolet radiation from the blazing stars heats the gas surrounding the cluster and creates a bubble in NGC 6357.
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Image credit: NASA/ESA Hubble
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