九头蛇星团
(原标题: The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies)
2023-02-16
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曾经在一个沉闷的午夜，当我虚弱而疲惫地思考着天文学和被遗忘的爱情时，我偶然发现了这张照片，宇宙和怪异，这一幕让我的心充满了敬畏和更多。两颗恒星，像哨兵一样，锚定了我们银河系的前景，一个值得一看的景象，在它们之外，是一群九头蛇，星系很多，距离我们1亿光年，一个有待讲述的故事。三个巨大的星系，椭圆的和螺旋的蓝色，占主导地位的和宏伟的，每一个都有15万光年宽，但是是重叠的一对吸引了我的视线，编目为NGC 3314，这是我无法隐藏的景象。Abell 1060，九头蛇星系团的名字，银河系附近的三大星系团之一，一个被引力束缚的宇宙，一个天体游戏，星系团在更大的尺度上排列，我无法动摇。在1亿光年的距离，这张快照的大小，130万光年的跨度，一个宇宙的喜悦，对宇宙的伪装的瞬间一瞥，但即使这将褪色，永远不会再在视线中。
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, O'er volumes of astronomy and forgotten lore, I stumbled upon this snapshot, cosmic and eerie, A sight that filled my heart with awe and more. Two stars, like sentinels, anchored the foreground, Of our Milky Way galaxy, a sight to behold, Beyond them, a cluster of Hydra, galaxies abound, 100 million light-years away, a story to be told. Three large galaxies, ellipticals and a spiral blue, Dominant and grand, each 150,000 light-years wide, But it was the overlapping pair that caught my view, Cataloged as NGC 3314, a sight I cannot hide. Abell 1060, the Hydra galaxy cluster's name, One of three large galaxy clusters close to our Milky Way, A universe bound by gravity, a celestial game, Where clusters align over larger scales, I cannot sway. At a distance of 100 million light-years, this snapshot's size, 1.3 million light-years across, a cosmic delight, A momentary glimpse into the universe's guise, But even this shall fade, and be nevermore in sight.
© Marco Lorenzi