NGC 7653, The Bubble Nebula, an emission
nebula located 11 000 light-years away. This stunning new image was
observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to celebrate its 26th year in space: photo by ESA/NASA/Hubble Heritage Team/The New Scientist, 21 April 2016
ANTONIO: Some men have wish'd to die
At the hearing of sad tidings; I am glad
That I shall do't in sadness: I would not now
Wish my wounds balm'd nor heal'd, for I have no use
To put my life to. In all our quest of greatness,
Like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care,
We follow after bubbles blown in th' air.
Pleasure of life, what is't? Only the good hours
Of an ague; merely a preparative to rest
To endure vexation.
John Webster (1575? 1578? 1580? -1634? 1638?), from The Duchess of Malfi, 1612-1613, Act V, Scene 4
ANTONIO: Some men have wish'd to die
At the hearing of sad tidings; I am glad
That I shall do't in sadness: I would not now
Wish my wounds balm'd nor heal'd, for I have no use
To put my life to. In all our quest of greatness,
Like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care,
We follow after bubbles blown in th' air.
Pleasure of life, what is't? Only the good hours
Of an ague; merely a preparative to rest
To endure vexation.
John Webster (1575? 1578? 1580? -1634? 1638?), from The Duchess of Malfi, 1612-1613, Act V, Scene 4
NGC 7653, The Bubble Nebula, an emission
nebula located 11 000 light-years away. This stunning new image was
observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to celebrate its 26th year in space: photo by ESA/NASA/Hubble Heritage Team/The New Scientist, 21 April 2016
This photo released by the European Space Agency
shows the Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7653, which is an emission
nebula located 11 000 light-years away. This stunning new image was
observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to celebrate its 26th year in space: photo by ESA/NASA/Hubble Heritage Team/AFP, 21 April 2016
Bubble reimaged (Hubble colors): photo by dave halliday, 20 September 2011
19 x 15 minutes Bubble (Drizzle) finis: photo by dave halliday, 20 September 2011
[Bubble Nebula NGC 7635] 17 x 12 minutes Ha: photo by dave halliday, 1 September 2011
Bubble crop: photo by dave halliday, 23 September 2011
A bird flies near a torn Syrian national flag in the city of Qamishli, Syria: photo by Rodi Said/Reuters, 21 April 2016
A bird flies near a torn Syrian national flag in the city of Qamishli, Syria: photo by Rodi Said/Reuters, 21 April 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a campaign stop in Philadelphia: photo by Matt Rourke/AP, 21 April 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a campaign stop in Philadelphia: photo by Matt Rourke/AP, 21 April 2016
Boston Red Sox left fielder Brock Holt plays a double by Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Corey Dickerson off the wall during fourth inning of a baseball game in Boston: photo by Charles Krupa/AP, 21 April 2016
Students perform Wu Qin Xi, a type of qigong, during a competition in Bozhou, China: photo by Reuters, 21 April 2016
Students perform Wu Qin Xi, a type of qigong, during a competition in Bozhou, China: photo by Reuters, 21 April 2016
A dress hangs from twisted metal as residents comb through a post-earthquake debris field, salvaging recyclable material, in Manta, Ecuador: photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP, 21 April 2016
A dress hangs from twisted metal as residents comb through a post-earthquake debris field, salvaging recyclable material, in Manta, Ecuador: photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP, 21 April 2016
A soldier stands in front of buildings that collapsed during a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Manta, Ecuador: photo by Rodrigo Abd / AP, 19 April 2016
A man stares at the rubble in Portoviejo, Ecuador following this week’s earthquake: photo by Juan Cevallos / AFP, 21 April 2016
Rescuers work to search for earthquake survivors in Manta, Ecuador: photo by Luis Acosta / AFP, 19 April 2016
Puffins join Shags and Guillemot birds on the Farne Islands just off
the Northumberland coast for the start of the breading season. Rangers
on one of Britain’s most important seabird colonies are hoping for a
more successful summer after flooding wreaked havoc last year.: photo by Owen Humphreys/PA, 21 April 2016
Puffins join Shags and Guillemot birds on the Farne Islands just off the Northumberland coast for the start of the breading season. Rangers on one of Britain’s most important seabird colonies are hoping for a more successful summer after flooding wreaked havoc last year.: photo by Owen Humphreys/PA, 21 April 2016
Children play football at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni: photo by Joe Klamar via FT Photo Diary, 21 April 2016
Children play football at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni: photo by Joe Klamar via FT Photo Diary, 21 April 2016
Children play football at a makeshift camp for refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni: photo by Joe Klamar / AFP, 21 April 2016
US President Barack Obama speaks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu
Dhabi, during the US-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh: photo by Jim Watson/AFP, 21 April 2016
US President Barack Obama speaks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, during the US-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh: photo by Jim Watson/AFP, 21 April 2016
Oakland Athletics centerfielder Billy Burns watches a fan drop the home run ball of Seattle Mariners’ Dae-Ho Lee during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Seattle: photo by Elaine Thompson/AP, 8 April 2016
Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal is tackled by Andy Carroll of West Ham United during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at the Boleyn Ground in London: photo by Clive Rose via The National, 9 April 2016
Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul Pierce, left, shoots as the Memphis Grizzlies forward Jarell Martin falls over: photo by Mark J Terrill / AP, 13 April 2016
Toronto Blue Jays centerfielder Kevin Pillar makes a diving catch on a fly ball hit by the Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr.: photo by Mary Schwalm / AP, 19 April 2016
A general view of the batting helmets of the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles: photo by Kelvin Kuo/AP, 14 April 2016
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general view of the batting helmets of the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to
a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles: photo by Kelvin Kuo/AP, 14 April 2016
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Raul Garcia gives the thumbs up sign during his club’s La Liga match against Atletico de Madrid: photo by Ander Gillenea / AFP, 21 April 2016
A woman rides her bicycle in Beijing: photo by Fred Dufour / AFP, 21 April 2016
Got splatted in the face with mud taking this: photo by lovemaus, 31 January 2016
Over Inverary, Loch Fyne: photo by lovemaus, 28 September 2015
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Raul Garcia gives the thumbs up sign during his club’s La Liga match against Atletico de Madrid: photo by Ander Gillenea / AFP, 21 April 2016
A woman rides her bicycle in Beijing: photo by Fred Dufour / AFP, 21 April 2016
Got splatted in the face with mud taking this: photo by lovemaus, 31 January 2016
Over Inverary, Loch Fyne: photo by lovemaus, 28 September 2015
"Webster envisages evil in its most extreme form: and he presents it – so far as this life is concerned – as far more powerful than good. His theology is Calvinistic. The world as seen by him is, of its nature, incurably corrupt. To be involved in it is to be inescapably involved in evil: all its apparent beauties are a snare and a delusion."
ReplyDelete- from David Cecil: ‘Poets and Story-Tellers’ (1949), on The Duchess of Malfi
A back channel commenter meanwhile asks, "who could not love a nebula named Ha."
"Ha is 4x900 seconds," explains the patient astrophotographer.