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As do others, I see an animal in this particular image of the Soul Nebula. In my case, a crouching bear!
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[img="https://barbarapicci.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/the-son-of-the-earth-3.jpg"]Dong Shubing[/img]

As do others, I see an animal in this particular image of the Soul Nebula. In my case, a crouching bear!

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Ann is really good at descibe[ng a photo!
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This is one of my favorites; it is easy to let
your imagination run wild wit it! :mrgreen!

It's amazing how a nebula called the Soul actually looks like a dog or a baby or a little man. If I may add my impression, the left half looks like the body of a running bison in the Old West. Even has the high hump on the back near the shoulder of a bison or buffalo. But yet the face looks like a brown bear if you disregard the blue face and make the face brown.

The larger, left section of the Soul Nebula looks very much like a close up of a large bearded man's face taking up the entire section; complete with a nose and nostrils, a mouth and a wispy beard at the bottom. The two large eye sockets stare straight at the viewer. Awesome image!

[float=left][img3="W5: The Soul Nebula. Image Credit & Copyright: José Jiménez (Astromet)"]https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2303/Soul_Jimenez_1080.jpg[/img3][/float][float=right][attachment=2]APOD 14 March 2023 interpreted by me as a dog.png[/attachment][/float]
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This is the first time I've seen the Soul Nebula as a dog! :shock: Although it sure looks bullied and beaten, not like a proud golden retriever.

I always see the Soul Nebula as a baby, lying on its back.



[float=left][attachment=1]Soul Nebula as a human baby Bart Delsaert.png[/attachment][c][size=85][color=#0040FF]The Soul Nebula, interpreted by me as a human baby.
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The Soul Nebula baby has a "Little Man" (or is it an upside down dog?) near his elbow:


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Ann

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