#star-forming regions

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Scientists probed Andromeda’s spiral arms using Hubble to analyze the collection of stars buried in its cosmic bouquets.

Credit: NASA/ESA, Hubble

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The Cosmic Bat Nebula, LDN 43 // vikas chander

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Phantopex

Wasting Star Pokemon

Poison/Ghost

Evolves from Mareanie starting at level 38 when HP is 25% or lower

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An increase in global oceanic temperatures and the presence of pollutants have caused some populations of Mareanie to become susceptible to a deadly virus, mirroring the fate of their preferred prey species, Corsola, in the Galar region. This virus weakens the Pokémon, stunting development and preventing evolution into Toxapex. Some members of the dwindling population are able to evolve into the rare Phantopex, the Wasting Star Pokémon.

The body of a Phantopex is weak and frail, with much of its tissues having wasted away to nothing. It forms new arms from otherworldly energy, and crawls along the sea floor in search of prey to drain the life essence from. If it finds a hapless victim, it will ensnare it by enveloping them in its many ectoplasmic arms, twisting in on itself to keep them in place until the deed is done. Divers know to keep an eye out for dark sludge on the sea floor, as a trail of the substance suggests a prowling Phantopex may be just out of sight.

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Abilities: Cursed Body/Liquid Ooze

HA: Perish Body

50 HP

90 Atk

80 Def

113 SpA

90 SpD

72 Spe

Based on sea star wasting disease, a condition that’s caused populations of certain species of sea stars (particularly of note Pycnopodia helianthoides, the sunflower star) to rapidly decline in recent years. The way I have most often heard the progression of the illness described is the sea star appears to be “melting.” They will also twist and contort their bodies to rip their own arms off.

[chibinotan]

Stellar Nursery

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The Christmas Tree Cluster

About 2,500 light-years from Earth, this community of young stars (less than 5 million years old - our middle-aged Sun has been burning for more than 5 billion years)⁣ give off X-rays that help light up the green nebula surrounding them, giving this cluster (NGC 2264) its nickname.⁣

[fuckyeahastrophysics]

Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula

Infrared composite image of the Cosmic Cliffs created using two different cameras from the James Webb Space Telescope, NIRCam and MIRI. This combined image reveals hundreds of previously hidden stars and numerous galaxies.

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[thefirststarr]

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates! 🎄🎅🏻

Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe. 200,000 light-years across and located 60 million light-years away toward the constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied Fornax Cluster of galaxies. This impressively sharp color image shows the intense, reddish star forming regions near the ends of the galaxy's central bar and along its spiral arms. Seen in fine detail, obscuring dust lanes cut across the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive black hole. Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role in the galaxy's evolution, drawing gas and dust into a star-forming maelstrom and ultimately feeding material into the central black hole.

Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh

[mckitterick]

Tarantula Nebula star-forming region

In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, the Webb Space Telescope reveals the vast Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, unveiling tens of thousands of never-before-seen young stars shrouded in cosmic dust.

The most active region appears to sparkle with massive young stars, appearing pale blue. Scattered among them are still-embedded stars, appearing red, yet to emerge from the nebula's dusty cocoon. Webb can detect these enshrouded stars thanks to its unprecedented resolution at near-infrared wavelengths.

To the upper left of the cluster of young stars, an older star displays diffraction spikes (an artifact of the telescope’s structure). Above the top central spike you'll see a distinctive bubble - young stars still surrounded by dust are blowing this bubble, beginning to carve out their own cavity.

Farther from the core region of hot young stars, cooler gas takes on a rust color, revealing that the nebula is rich with complex hydrocarbons. As winds from the massive stars sweep away gas and dust, some of it piles up and, with gravity’s help, will form new stars and possibly life on new worlds orbiting them.

[paeinovis]

Officially a published author 🥰

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[felikatze]

okay if i play rejuv again do i a) finish all sidequests on my main playthrough, b) continue my bug mono run past terajuma island instead of waiting for v13.5 to do so, or c) continue the dogs only run that is only past goldenwood

[chibinotan]

Stars Forming in Visible Light

[kismetfakemon]

Name: Diglett (Vhendian) Name Etymology: Portmanteau of Dig and -Let Suffix (Denoting something small) Classification: Cosmic Mole Pokemon Type: Star Evolution Method: Evolves into Vhendian Dugtrio at Level 26 Flavour Text: It's a prankster at heart, preferring to shock and trip up people by disappearing into it's little wormhole and appearing somewhere else, even by a person's feet.

Name: Dugtrio (Vhendian) Name Etymology: Portmanteau of Dug and Trio Classification: Cosmic Mole Pokemon Type: Star Evolution Method: Evolves from Vhendian Diglett at Level 26 Flavour Text: It's prankster nature has mellowed out a bit, but has not completely been tempered. Its personal pocket dimension can store just about anything. Trainers like to use it as extra storage in case they run out of space in their Bag.

(Yes I finally came up with a name for this "region". Just like Civisce, it's not a true region, I just need a name for classification's sake. Don't ask me what it means, because the name came to me as I was falling asleep one day. (As my best ideas tend to do vuv.)

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[silvereyedowl]

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Hubble Views a Massive Star Forming by NASA Hubble Space Telescope