IC 2118, Witch Nebula
you tend to be more preoccupied with practical things, to the point where you've been blinded to matters of the heart. sure, you're close with this person. you like to be close with people. it is rewarding to know and be known in return. you leave realization no choice but to sneak up on you. they're not even in the room when it happens. someone or something else spells it out for you, an observant friend's passing comment or a particular sentence you were reading in a book, and suddenly it hits you, what it all means. the person your feelings have been building themselves around. Oh. it's them. it's time. it's them and you, here and now, and you have to decide what to do at this crossroads. luckily, you're practically-minded.
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the dark horse
who would’ve guessed it’d be you? after all this time, it’s really you? when you were little, nobody knew your name. for so long, you’ve lived as a shade amongst shades. written off, cast aside, overlooked. you did your best work in the shadows. it took you so long to bloom, some thought you would never emerge at all. but now’s your time in the spotlight. all the heroes have failed, but you’re still standing. in the darkest hour, you came in to save the day. you’re our last hope, dark horse!
personality: clever, determined, quiet
counterpart: the killer
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Otherwise known as Sh2-308, this bubble like nebula has been created by the Wolf-Rayet star, the slightly dimmer star in the centre of the structure.
This star is near supernova, around 70,000 years ago it blew off it's first layer of hydrogen gas, which has over time formed the bubble we see today.
The image was created by Yovin Yahathugoda which is among the shortlisted entries for this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London.
Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2282832-amazing-astronomy-images-shortlisted-for-photo-prize/#ixzz6ze0LATcZ