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Elephant head nebula? There's a Hindu God who shares this likeness.
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<<Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश) is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia (Java and Bali), Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Bangladesh. Hindu denominations worship him regardless of affiliations. Ganesha may be portrayed standing, dancing, heroically taking action against demons, playing with his family as a boy, or sitting down on an elevated seat and is often shown riding on or attended by a mouse, shrew or rat. Ganesha is often described as red in colour. The Brahmanda Purana says that all the universes (i.e., cosmic eggs) of the past, present, and future are present in him. Although Ganesha has many attributes, he is readily identified by his elephant head. He is widely revered, more specifically, as the remover of obstacles and thought to bring good luck; the patron of arts and sciences; and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honored at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as a patron of letters and learning during writing sessions.>>[/quote]

[quote="orin stepanek" post_id=319019 time=1639486911 user_id=100812]
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Hmmm! Looks like a meanie giving us the bird! :mrgreen:
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I do see the beehive similarity though! :lol2:
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I forgot kitty; he was hiding!

Elephant head nebula? There's a Hindu God who shares this likeness.

Looks like Big Bird :-)

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Hmmm! Looks like a meanie giving us the bird! :mrgreen:
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I do see the beehive similarity though! :lol2:

that's like a big angry elephant.

[float=left][attachment=1]APOD December 14 2021 HH666 annotated.png[/attachment][/float][float=right][attachment=0]STScI-01EVT5N1S8PK372V2YQPTRCAAR[1].jpg[/attachment][c][size=75][color=#0040FF]Jet in HH 666. NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team[/color][/size][/c][/float]

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There is a dark "cavity"(?) in HH 666 that looks like an "evil eye" to me. That is suitable for a Herbig-Haro object the carries the number of the Beast! :wink: (There is the profile of a scowling man at right, too - never mind...)

So the "evil eye" marks the location of the hidden star that is emitting the jets, then? Why would the location of a hidden star be extra dark?

Ann

This will be a nice target for the Webb when it finally gets up there.

To me it looks like a tardigrade…

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Eric

[url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211214.html] [img]https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_211214.jpg[/img] [size=150]HH 666: Carina Dust Pillar with Jet[/size][/url]

[b] Explanation: [/b] To some, it may look like a [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b5/53/92/b553920e358c82d66e288fb339330614--natural-honey-honey-bees.jpg]beehive[/url]. In reality, the [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/mhozsarac/51735764751/in/dateposted-public/]featured image[/url] from the [url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/story/index.html]Hubble[/url] Space Telescope captures a cosmic pillar of dust, over two-[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-year]light years[/url] long, inside of which is [url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180311.html]Herbig-Haro[/url] 666 -- a young star emitting powerful jets. The structure lies within one of our galaxy's largest star forming regions, the [url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190623.html]Carina Nebula[/url], shining in southern skies at a distance of about 7,500 light-years. [url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150208.html]The pillar[/url]'s layered outline are shaped by the [url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000318.html]winds[/url] and radiation of Carina's young, hot, massive stars, some of which are still forming inside the nebula. A [url=https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2009/25/2601-Image.html]dust-penetrating view[/url] in [url=https://science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infraredwaves]infrared light[/url] better [url=https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-hh666/]shows[/url] the two, narrow, [url=https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30945]energetic jets[/url] blasting outward from a still [url=https://i1.wp.com/theverybesttop10.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Ten-Clearly-Visible-Cats-Who-Suck-at-Hide-and-Seek-7-600x422.jpg]hidden[/url] infant star.


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