This is a staggering cool JWST image of one of the most terrifying star systems I have ever seen. Apep is a monster… *three* monsters, actually, and blasting out radiation and dust and junk at speeds to freeze the soul.
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@badastro thank you for not putting beehiiv click-tracking links in your posts, Phil 💕
@badastro This reminds me of the results of a Culture military operation damage assessment category: "stars, significant induced mass loss or main sequence shift". Hang a "Do Not Disturb" sign on this one.
@badastro the setting for The Three Body Problem
@badastro Small typo - "toughly" :)
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Amazing.
Almost incomprehensible even.
But it's NOT the planet Uranus.
Tee-hee.
