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snowblindrpg2015-09-18 11:56 pm
keepscalm) wrote in snowblindrpg2015-09-18 11:56 pm
[network] @andromeda; cosmic love; day 37; morning [open]
Hello, everyone. My name is Andromeda. I have some questions for everyone who's interested in answering.
What are some of your favorite things in outer space? Do you have a favorite star, constellation, or nebula? Have you ever seen an aurora or a shooting star?
Of course, I like the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. It was actually named for the constellation Andromeda, which itself was named for a princess in Greek mythology, the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus. The Andromeda Galaxy is the largest galaxy in the Local Group, which also contains approximately 46 other galaxies, including the Milky Way and the Triangulum Galaxy.
I find nebulae very beautiful, too. The Eagle Nebula is my favorite. That's where the Pillars of Creation are, if you've heard of those. And then there's the Eskimo Nebula, named as such because it resembles the head of a person surrounded by a hood. I think it's very cute.
What about you all? What do you like about outer space?
What are some of your favorite things in outer space? Do you have a favorite star, constellation, or nebula? Have you ever seen an aurora or a shooting star?
Of course, I like the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. It was actually named for the constellation Andromeda, which itself was named for a princess in Greek mythology, the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus. The Andromeda Galaxy is the largest galaxy in the Local Group, which also contains approximately 46 other galaxies, including the Milky Way and the Triangulum Galaxy.
I find nebulae very beautiful, too. The Eagle Nebula is my favorite. That's where the Pillars of Creation are, if you've heard of those. And then there's the Eskimo Nebula, named as such because it resembles the head of a person surrounded by a hood. I think it's very cute.
What about you all? What do you like about outer space?
@JPHawkins, text
Rode a skiff through the tail end of a comet once. It was
[ Beautiful? Fun? Kind of terrible in retrospect? ]
Cool.
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There's no way I've been up there, or I'm sure I'd remember! I'm so jealous, that must have been wonderful! What was it like? Did you do anything else besides fly through the comet's tail?
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We were out there for three months, so we saw a lot. The space whales were cool. The supernova was scary.
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You must have come from somewhere very different. I've never heard of a space whale except in stories! And I bet it was scary! Being close to a supernova would be really dangerous! But I bet it was kind of exciting too, wasn't it?
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A guy was killed because his line wasn't secure and he fell in.
[ ANYWAY. ]
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We don't have to talk about the supernova any more if you'd rather not.
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Is there anything you want to ask about being in space?
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What was your favorite thing about being up there? If you had to pick one thing, what was the best part?
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[ The answer is immediate and sincere, though it takes him a while to send his next message and elaborate. ]
I spent most of it working, but just being out there in the middle of all that empty space is like nothing else. It's the opposite of here.