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“Starlace” | Source: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory / NOIRLab

$49.95

A delicate weave of newborn stars ~ bright knots stitched together by gravity, hanging like cosmic lace against the dark.

A delicate weave of newborn stars ~ bright knots stitched together by gravity, hanging like cosmic lace against the dark.

    • Object: Messier 21 (M21)

    • Type: Open Star Cluster

    • Location: Near the Trifid Nebula

    • Distance from Earth: ~4,250 light-years

    • Age: Only a few million years old (cosmic baby)

    • Star Density: Tightly packed with many small, dim stars

    • Color Contrast:

      • Blue-white stars = hot and young

      • Golden background = older, cooler stars

    • Why It Looks Like Lace:

      • Stars are clustered but loosely bound

      • Gravity hasn’t yet pulled them into tighter structure

    • Future Fate: Over time, the cluster will slowly disperse into the Milky Way

    • Why It Matters: Shows how stars are born together before drifting apart

    • 🐾 Feline Perspective: Pulled one thread. Everything sparkled.

    • Approx. 23”W x 18.5”H

    • Large format, vibrant, high-quality print on durable, semi-rigid thermoplastic.

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