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3I/ATLAS (interstellar object), HST/WFC3, Jul 21, 2025.
Comet-aligned stack (4×25–40 s, single F350LP), synthetic color from luminance.
Data (image): NASA/ESA/STScI – MAST, Program HST-17830, IDs IFKP01D1Q, IFKP01D2Q, IFKP02D4Q, IFKP02D5Q.
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Data: NASA/ESA/STScI – MAST (IDs above).
Processing & colorization: Thomas Thomopoulos (2025).
NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by interstellar dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud. This striking close-up spans about two full moons on the sky or just over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details of the dusty region along with hints of contrasting red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. In fact, NGC 1333 contains hundreds of stars less than a million years old, most still hidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago. via NASA ift.tt/1Ppv2vc
Droplets of cooking oil in a glass of water. Camera on tripod and self-timer used. Old lens reversed for macro shots. Off camera flash used - bounced off of various coloured cards. Colours adjusted on computer.
Strange, silly or obscure science fictiony sounding title chosen without any good reason.
All of my oil droppy images are now slopping about on Youtube. See,
Or almost no edits, this is actually the final version of my work with the canvases (the light layers), I also had to rework colors and the human at the giant red feet.
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles was a location dressed to play NASA's rocket silo in the 2014 movie "Interstellar" (top). The shooting took place in the huge six level lobby of the hotel. Lucky me, I was attending a function at the hotel on one of the days the filming took place. This lobby is a maze of six levels of bridges, stairways, walkways, and elevators, so my knowledge of the exact areas that the shooting took place proved to be valuable for my photo hunt.
The hotel is located at 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles.