Hello all,
Heaven and Hell is the title of the Vangelis piece that was the opening theme of the original version of Carl Sagan's Cosmos. That title feels appropriate for this wide-field view of M78 and LDN 1622 with Barnard's Loop in between. M78 provides a look of Heaven with its bright blue reflection nebulosity, while LDN 1622 broods in its darkness (many renditions of LDN 1622 show it as a dark, foreboding entity, and it is appropriately called the Boogeyman Nebula). A river of fire (Barnard's Loop) separates the two and keeps the Boogeyman from ever leaving its Hell and invading M78's Heaven.
http://www.skiesbyafrica.com/Nebulae/BarnardsLoop.html
Please click on the preview image to bring up a full-size (75%) version:
http://www.skiesbyafrica.com/Nebulae/Images/BarnardsLoop/BarnardsLoop-2013.jpg
Enjoy,
Eric
Heaven and Hell is the title of the Vangelis piece that was the opening theme of the original version of Carl Sagan's Cosmos. That title feels appropriate for this wide-field view of M78 and LDN 1622 with Barnard's Loop in between. M78 provides a look of Heaven with its bright blue reflection nebulosity, while LDN 1622 broods in its darkness (many renditions of LDN 1622 show it as a dark, foreboding entity, and it is appropriately called the Boogeyman Nebula). A river of fire (Barnard's Loop) separates the two and keeps the Boogeyman from ever leaving its Hell and invading M78's Heaven.
http://www.skiesbyafrica.com/Nebulae/BarnardsLoop.html
Please click on the preview image to bring up a full-size (75%) version:
http://www.skiesbyafrica.com/Nebulae/Images/BarnardsLoop/BarnardsLoop-2013.jpg
Enjoy,
Eric
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