I Will Remember You Like This, In The Deep Space, Flying, With Your Mind.

darkness flows over milky skin like water, a mother’s mouth condemns her daughter beauty only takes you so far, further, the furthest away you could ever be taken. stripped bare and chained down  you are still more than you seem to be, waiting for Death, who does not come  in the form of the monster circling the waves,  who does not come as the boy wielding a sword  brandishing the title hero as though it was earned- it wasn’t, you saved yourself from the divine fate. Death is nothing more than the night sky where you are to stay permanently and you think, just maybe, you may be in love, a trillion kisses on your lips each so bright you shine brilliantly. Cetus never stood a chance. oh, and if the Gods could see you now so high above their mount, they thought immortality was theirs  but the marble crumbles while you are a galaxy that can not die. Andromeda The Brave, Ruler of Men, Celestial Body: I think it is time someone rewrites your story.

stellar evolution || O.L.  (via poetbitesback)

Requested: Heleus Cluster

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda: The large stellar association cataloged as NGC 206 is nestled within the dusty arms of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. Also known as M31, the spiral galaxy is a mere 2.5 million light-years away. NGC 206 is near top center in this gorgeous close-up of the southwestern extent of Andromedas disk, a remarkable composite of data from space and ground-based observatories. The bright, blue stars of NGC 206 indicate its youth. In fact, its youngest massive stars are less than 10 million years old. Much larger than the open or galactic clusters of young stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy, NGC 206 spans about 4,000 light-years. Thats comparable in size to the giant stellar nurseries NGC 604 in nearby spiral M33 and the Tarantula Nebula, in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Star forming sites within Andromeda are revealed by the telltale reddish emission from clouds of ionized hydrogen gas. via NASA

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R.I.P. Stephen Hawking

(all my gifs are here)

IC 1805 & IC 1848 // Heart & Soul Nebulae (left)

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NGC 869 & NGC 884 // h & Chi Perseii // The Double Cluster (right)

fucking milky way