These great hollow globes of artificial super-metals, and artificial transparent adamant, ranged in size from the earliest and smallest structures, which were no bigger than a very small asteroid, to spheres considerably larger than the Earth. (Olaf Stapledon, STAR MAKER)
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Factory Town
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows Messier 17, found in the constellationf Sagittarius (which itself lies in the direction of our galaxy's center). The region is rich in detail for the observer (and a number of young, newly-formed stars).
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