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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.

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