So you thought you knew pink poppies?…

Pink-poppy

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M42: Inside the Orion Nebula

and as for pink waterfalls…

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M43: Orion Falls

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The aesthetic relation of art to reality – design in the Sistine Chapel and in the storms of Jupiter

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Jupiter’s zones and belts dominant near its equator decay into a complex pattern of continent-sized storm swirls

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Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508-1512, Vatican City

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Stormy weather and a ‘peaceful’ waterfall in context

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Cyclones at Jupiter’s North Pole

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HH-222: The Waterfall Nebula

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Arcs, Jets, and Shocks near NGC 1999

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All things come to pass through conflict

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The Sparring Antennae Galaxies

‘The counter-thrust brings together, and from tones at variance comes perfect attunement, and all things come to pass through conflict.’

Heraclitus

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Want to see a good display on New Year’s Eve?

NGC 6357: Stellar Wonderland

NGC 6357: Stellar Wonderland

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