Whatever the truth, for the Tyranids to have endured such a voyage must
have required utter single-mindedness and unimaginable energy. During
their journey,
the Tyranids slumbered in a state of frozen hibernation, but now they
have arrived, they have awoken and they are hungry.
The legend that Humans can make dreams come true by wishing upon a shooting star is true! ... It's even said if someone happens to spot the actual first true shooting star of the night then they are granted Immortality, and eternal good luck along with said wish!
Scylla as a maiden with a kētos
tail and dog heads sprouting from her body. Detail from a red-figure
bell-crater in the Louvre, 450–425 BCE. This form of Scylla was
prevalent in ancient depictions, though very different from the
description in Homer, where she is land-based and more dragon-like.
The Camelopardalis molecular clouds and the Cam OB1 association form
part of the outer boundary of the Orion spur, our local galactic region,
and are located at a distance of about 800 to 1000 parsecs. To the west
at about 2000 parsecs is the beginning of the Cassiopeia arc, the
brightest part of the Perseus Arm as seen from our solar system.
The brightest part of this cloud complex in microwaves is near a
region prominent in infrared. This infrared region is called GAL
142.25+01.43 (IRAS 03235+5808, RAFGL 5095) and seems to be associated
with the young stellar object IRAS 03236+5836 (RAFGL 490), as well as
the reflection nebula BFS29, which is illuminated by the A0Iab class supergiant CE Camelopardalis (HD 21389).
The young stellar object RAFGL 490 is a 8-10 solar mass B2-3 class
star, located at a distance of about 1000 parsecs, and surrounded by a
large rotating disk of gas and dust. [2]
Such disks are believed to potentially evolve into planets and so this
system has been the subject of several scientific papers.
Zanclus (Greek: Ζάγκλος[1]) is the legendary first king of the Sicilian city of Messina. He is mentioned in an etiological passage by Diodorus of Sicily, and has become a symbol of Messina. In modern Italian, the form is given as Zanclo.[2]
Gegenus is recorded as the father of Zanclus.[1] Diodorus writes of Zanclus as the supposed eponym of "Zancle" (Ancient Greek: Ζάγκλη) (the ancient name for Messina). The giant Orion is said to have helped Zanclus in building the city and the harbor.[3]
Zanclus has been identified with the male "Grifone" figure of
Messina's traditional Mata e Grifone procession. The earliest records,
by Francesco Maurolico,
record only one the male figure, and associate it with Zanclus. When
Zanclus is identified with the male figure in modern times, his female
partner is identified as the Titaness Rhea.[2]
Stephanus of Byzantium also wrote about Zanclus, stating that Zancle could have been named either after him or the well Ζάγκλη.
שָׂרָף sârâph, saw-rawf'; from H8313;
burning, i.e. (figuratively) poisonous (serpent); specifically, a
saraph or symbolical creature (from their copper color):—fiery
(serpent), seraph.
A sungrazing comet is a comet that passes extremely close to the Sun at perihelion – sometimes within a few thousand kilometres of the Sun's surface. Although small sungrazers can completely evaporate
during such a close approach to the Sun, larger sungrazers can survive
many perihelion passages. However, the strong evaporation and tidal forces they experience often lead to their fragmentation.
Up until the 1880s, it was thought that all bright comets near
the Sun were the repeated return of a single sungrazing comet. Then,
German astronomer Heinrich Kreutz and American astronomer Daniel Kirkwood
determined that, instead of the return of the same comet, each
appearance was a different comet, but each were related to a group of
comets that had separated from each other at an earlier passage near the
Sun (at perihelion).[1] Very little was known about the population of sungrazing comets until 1979 when coronagraphic
observations allowed the detection of sungrazers. As of October 21,
2017, there are 1495 known comets that come within ~12 solar radii
(~0.055 AU).[2] This accounts for nearly one third of all comets.[3]
Most of these objects vaporize during their close approach, but a
comet with a nucleus radius larger than 2–3 km is likely to survive the
perihelion passage with a final radius of ~1 km.
Sungrazer comets were some of the earliest observed comets because they can appear very bright. Some are even considered Great Comets.
The close passage of a comet to the Sun will brighten the comet not
only because the reflection off the comet nucleus when it is closer to
the Sun, but the Sun also vaporizes a large amount of gas from the comet
and the gas reflects more light. This extreme brightening will allow
for possible naked eye observations from Earth depending on how volatile
the gases are and if the comet is large enough to survive perihelion.
These comets provide a useful tool for understanding the composition of
comets as we observe the outgassing activity and they also offer a way
to probe the effects solar radiation has on other Solar System bodies.
Comments
The brightest part of this cloud complex in microwaves is near a region prominent in infrared. This infrared region is called GAL 142.25+01.43 (IRAS 03235+5808, RAFGL 5095) and seems to be associated with the young stellar object IRAS 03236+5836 (RAFGL 490), as well as the reflection nebula BFS29, which is illuminated by the A0Iab class supergiant CE Camelopardalis (HD 21389).
The young stellar object RAFGL 490 is a 8-10 solar mass B2-3 class star, located at a distance of about 1000 parsecs, and surrounded by a large rotating disk of gas and dust. [2] Such disks are believed to potentially evolve into planets and so this system has been the subject of several scientific papers.
Zanclus (Greek: Ζάγκλος[1]) is the legendary first king of the Sicilian city of Messina. He is mentioned in an etiological passage by Diodorus of Sicily, and has become a symbol of Messina. In modern Italian, the form is given as Zanclo.[2]
Gegenus is recorded as the father of Zanclus.[1] Diodorus writes of Zanclus as the supposed eponym of "Zancle" (Ancient Greek: Ζάγκλη) (the ancient name for Messina). The giant Orion is said to have helped Zanclus in building the city and the harbor.[3]
Zanclus has been identified with the male "Grifone" figure of Messina's traditional Mata e Grifone procession. The earliest records, by Francesco Maurolico, record only one the male figure, and associate it with Zanclus. When Zanclus is identified with the male figure in modern times, his female partner is identified as the Titaness Rhea.[2]
Stephanus of Byzantium also wrote about Zanclus, stating that Zancle could have been named either after him or the well Ζάγκλη.שָׂרָף
TWOT Reference: 2292a,2292b
serpent, fiery serpent
poisonous serpent (fiery from burning effect of poison)
seraph, seraphim
majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or voices in attendance upon God
A sungrazing comet is a comet that passes extremely close to the Sun at perihelion – sometimes within a few thousand kilometres of the Sun's surface. Although small sungrazers can completely evaporate during such a close approach to the Sun, larger sungrazers can survive many perihelion passages. However, the strong evaporation and tidal forces they experience often lead to their fragmentation.
Up until the 1880s, it was thought that all bright comets near the Sun were the repeated return of a single sungrazing comet. Then, German astronomer Heinrich Kreutz and American astronomer Daniel Kirkwood determined that, instead of the return of the same comet, each appearance was a different comet, but each were related to a group of comets that had separated from each other at an earlier passage near the Sun (at perihelion).[1] Very little was known about the population of sungrazing comets until 1979 when coronagraphic observations allowed the detection of sungrazers. As of October 21, 2017, there are 1495 known comets that come within ~12 solar radii (~0.055 AU).[2] This accounts for nearly one third of all comets.[3] Most of these objects vaporize during their close approach, but a comet with a nucleus radius larger than 2–3 km is likely to survive the perihelion passage with a final radius of ~1 km.
Sungrazer comets were some of the earliest observed comets because they can appear very bright. Some are even considered Great Comets. The close passage of a comet to the Sun will brighten the comet not only because the reflection off the comet nucleus when it is closer to the Sun, but the Sun also vaporizes a large amount of gas from the comet and the gas reflects more light. This extreme brightening will allow for possible naked eye observations from Earth depending on how volatile the gases are and if the comet is large enough to survive perihelion. These comets provide a useful tool for understanding the composition of comets as we observe the outgassing activity and they also offer a way to probe the effects solar radiation has on other Solar System bodies.