Curiosities of the Sky, a Popular Presentation of the Great Riddles And Mysteries of Astronomy
Curiosities of the Sky, a Popular Presentation of the Great Riddles And Mysteries of Astronomy
Serviss Garrett Putman
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And then look at the cyclonic rain of already finished stars whirling round the outskirts of the storm. Observe how scores of them are yet involved in the fading streams of the nebulous spirals; see how they have been thrown into vast loops and curves, of a beauty that half redeems the terror of the spectacle enclosed within their lines — like iridescent cirri hover- 96 SPIRAL IN URSA MAJOR WHIRLING NEBULAE ing about the edges of a hurricane. And so again are suns bom! Let us turn to the exquis...ite spiral in Ursa Major; how different its aspect from that of the other! One would say that if the terrific coil in Trianguliun has all but destroyed itself in its fury, this one on the con- trary has just begun its self-demolition. As one gazes one seems to see in It the smooth, swift, accelerat- ing motion that precedes catastrophe. The central part is still intact, dense, and uniform in texture. How graceful are the spirals that smoothly rise from its oval rim and, gemmed with little stars, wind off into the darkness until they have become as delicate as threads of gossamer!
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