Master of The Universe: 3 Nebulae

A Nebula is a cloud of dust particles, clouds and gases in space. ie Gaseous Nebulae. Classified either as diffuse and planetary Nebulae

A diffuse nebula may occur near an extremely hot, bright star. The intense ultraviolet light from the star energizes the gas atoms of the nebula and enables the mass to emit light.

Astronomers believe some emission nebulae are places where new stars are forming. Gravity causes a portion of a nebula's dust and gases to contract into a much smaller, denser mass. Pressure and temperature build up within the mass of dust and gases as contraction continues for millions of years. In time, the mass becomes hot enough to shine -- and forms a new star.

Star Cluster Hodge 301 in the Tarantula Nebulae Enormous stars in the Tarantula Nebula, one of the largest massive star-forming regions close to the Milky Way

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Planetary Nebulae: bow tie shape, compose of materials cast off by a dying sun like stars as it enters its white dwarf phase of evolution
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NGC 345 in the Small Magellanic Cloud

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Helix Nebulae: The nebula, which is composed of gaseous shells and disks puffed out by a dying sunlike star, exhibits complex structure on even the smallest visible scales.

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The Cat's Eye Nebulae shows a bull's eye pattern of eleven or even more concentric rings, or shells, around the Cat's Eye
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Nebulae NGC3603 star cluster, a resident of the nearby Carina spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.

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The Cat's Eye Nebulae
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The Cone Nebulae: Resembling a nightmarish beast rearing its head from a crimson sea, this monstrous object is actually a pillar of gas and dust. Called the Cone Nebula because of its conical shape in ground-based images, this giant pillar resides in a turbulent star-forming region.
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The Carina Nebulae are actually molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust so thick they have become opaque

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The Crab Nebulae is the remnant of a star that was observed to explode in 1054 A.D. It is located 6,000 light years away in the constellation of Taurus, and is a strong source of wavelengths from radio waves through gamma ray waves The center of the Crab Nebula contains a rapidly rotating neutron star -- or pulsar -- that is apparently pumping enormous amounts of energy into the nebula in the form of high-energy particles and magnetic fields.

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The Orion Nebulae, turbulent star formation region, More than 3,000 stars of various sizes appear in this image. The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars that are shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars.

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Pillars of Gas This penetrating view of the central region of the Eagle Nebula reveals how much star formation is happening inside these iconic structures.

Do you know that Planets are named after Greek Gods & Goddess.

Mercury - Mercury represents the messenger god, Hermes, because Mercury revolves around the sun the fastest and Hermes was known to be swift of foot

Venus - Venus represents the goddess of love & beauty, Aphrodite. Venus is known as the most beautiful planet in the solar system, thus it's named after the goddess of beauty.

Earth - Earth represents Terra. From what I understand, she was a goddess of land.

Mars - Mars represents the god of war, Ares. Mars of course is red which is also the color of war (symbolic of blood). The two moons of Mars are named after the two sons of Ares, Phobos and Deimos

Jupiter - Jupiter represents the ruler of the gods, Zeus. The planet is the largest and most magnificent which is representative of the great Zeus. Jupiter has 16 moons. The 4 largest are named after some of Zeus' affairs, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. The other 12 moons represent more of Zeus' lovers, a few of his children, and others linked the great god. They are: Adrasta, Amalthea, Ananke, Carme, Elara, Himalia, Leda, Lysithia, Metis, Pasiphae, Thebe, and Sinope.

Saturn - Saturn represents the father of Zeus, Cronus. The 18 moons surrounding Saturn are named after various Titans, Gods, Goddesses, and other important figures in Greek mythology. They are: Atlas, Calypso, Dione, Enceladus, Epimetheus, Helene, Hyperion, Iapetus, Janus, Mimas, Pan, Pandora, Phoebe, Prometheus, Rhea, Telesto, Tethys, and Titan.

Uranus - stands for starry sky and thought to have come out from earth

Neptune - Neptune of course represents the god of the sea, Poseidon. I think the reason for this is because it's a blue planet and the sea looks blue under the sky. Neptune's largest moon is named after Poseidon's son, Triton. The rest are named after sea nymphs and others associated with the water. They are: Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Naiad, Neried, Proteus, and Thalassa.

Pluto - Pluto represents the god of the dead and underworld, Hades. It's the coldest and most desolate of the planets. Very appropriate for representing the cold, desolate state of being we call death. It's one moon is named after the ferryman of the dead, Charon.

The Mythologies of Greek and Roman Times are far more complex and warped than the brief description above.

Planets and Their Influence on you Zodiac Signs

What are Ruling Planets?:
Each of the planets has rulership over one or two of the Zodiac signs.

How were Ruling Planets assigned to the Zodiac Signs?:
Based on their observations over time of qualities and "energies" of both the planets and the Zodiac signs, early astrologers started to match them up.

When were they first assigned? :
Some have remained unchanged since the earliest days of Astrology, while other pairings were made after the discovery of Uranus in 1781, Neptune in 1846 and Pluto in 1930. The discovery of Chiron in 1977 and the recent demotion of Pluto to dwarf planet may alter these associations further.

What does it mean that a planet is "Ruler" of a particular sign?:

It means that the Ruling Planet, and all its energies, are in charge and is the primary influence. For example, if your Sun is in Gemini, the influence of Mercury prevails as far as your Sun sign is concerned. The "energy" of the Sun is harnessed by Mercury, whose influence overrules the Sun's unique qualities, and determine the way that solar power is expressed.

The Sun rules Leo.
The Moon rules Cancer.
Mercury rules Gemini and
Virgo.
Venus rules Taurus and Libra.
Mars rules Aries and
Scorpio.
Jupiter rules Sagittarius.
Saturn rules Capricorn.
Uranus
rules Aquarius.
Neptune rules Pisces.
Pluto rules Scorpio.

Constellations & Zodiac

Constellations are not real. They are totally imaginary things that poets, farmers and astronomers made up over the past 6000 years by breaking up the sky into manageable bits, more like diagrams to help them locate the stars they see above.

The accepted view is they have been used by farmers and travellers to know the times for harvest and identify their location on earth.

Today Stars are named according to their coordinates eg NTTS 045251+3015. (IAU), definitely less mysterious and less romatic as those named by the Greeks, Romans and Arabs.

Different constellations may be viewed in different months of the year, and over time they become associated with human birth and horoscopes.

Enjoy some Kagaya Art depicting Constellations and the Zodiac.

How was the Earth Formed ?

The Solar System is believed to be formed during the explosion of a nearby Star (A Supernova). From the clouds of gas and dust, gravity pulled them together forming a solar nebula and gradually from these our sun, planets and moons were formed.

The inner core of planets around the Sun became rocky and could stand the heat from the Sun. Those Planets formed in the Outer Core coalesced in gas Planets. The Sun with its mass pulled most of the Planets and dusts (asteroids) into an elliptical path around it.

Our Sun is estimated to have another 5 Billion years of life when it will eventually become a Red Giants sucking all the planets and dust into it. Planet Earth would probably be destroyed by then.

How LIfe Began on Earth ?

The Earth, the Sun and our whole Solar System was formed some 4.5 billion years ago. Earth was an inhospitable place, however as the Earth cools down, and the land masses formed, somehow the basic elements of Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen combined to form organic matter (now indentified as Stromatolites, Cyanobacteria) which could tap the energy locked in the elements and molecules particularly breaking down Methane and Carbon Dioxide releasing Oxygen.

Over the billions of years, Oxygen accumulated in the Atmosphere, providing for an environment for Organic Matter to further evolve into microorganisms and developing the ability to multiply. Diversity and Complxities of Life has already been proven to have existed some 550 million years ago.