#IC 1318

[quiltofstars]

The Butterfly Nebula, IC 1318 // Rob Verbeek

[the-maddest-robot]

This is a picture of the hydrogen and dust cloud surrounding the star Sadr (the bright white dot near the center) also known as IC 1318. The bright parts represent hydrogen clouds and the dark parts dust clouds. Those types of clouds are the birthplace of new stars. This particular photo is in black and white because it was made by using a filter that lets only the light emitted by ionised hydrogen (the H alpha spectral line) pass through it. This increases the visibility of the hydrogen clouds. Since this light is at 656 nm, it would appear bright red if coloured. Together with H beta (496 nm) also from hydrogen and O III (around 500 nm) from oxygen both cyan in color, they represent the majority of light emitted by gas clouds. So in conclusion if you were able to see this gas cloud directly it would appear a reddish-magenta color (H alpha being the dominant emission).

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Gamma Cygni Nebula IC 1318 ©

[the-wolf-and-moon]

IC 1318, Butterfly Wing

[littledrummeraussie]

Little Xmas blurb

Ashton sneaks in a present the reader didn't know about.

Or soft Ashton hours is always fun to read

Hi my lovely! ❤️ I think I was able to do both the Christmas present one and soft Ashton thing in one, and I do hope you’ll enjoy it! ❤️

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a Christmas surprise. [an Ashton blurb]

warnings: some angsty feels and a lot of cuteness. I don’t want to say much because that would give away most of it and that would ruin the story :)

word count: 1318

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“Look, Zoe, look! Look at the teddy Ashton got you!”

The little girl in your lap giggled, tugging on the teddy bear’s ear that Ashton was holding in front of her. He looked at her with a bright smile, babbling and giggling as well, a conversation only the two of them understood. It warmed your heart, the way they’ve been loving each other from that very first moment – he made it so easy to pretend that the three of you were a happy little family.

But Zoe wasn’t Ashton’s daughter, and you were still unsure how serious your relationship was. If someone would ask you about how you ended up in this situation, your only answer would be: it’s complicated. Because how do you explain to people that after you found yourself alone and pregnant, your best guy friend let you stay with him while you were expecting your daughter, and made sure all your needs were met, turned one of his guest bedrooms into a nursery, and even took you to the hospital when you went into labour?

How do you tell people that he was the one who held you when you cried and was there to clean you up when you were sick in the morning, who sang songs to your unborn child and bought you ice cream in the middle of the night when you woke up craving it? How would they react if you told them that Ashton held your hand when Zoe was born, tears in his eyes when he first looked at the little baby bundled into her blankets? What would they say when they learned that he kissed you right then and there, mumbling how proud he was of you and how he might have fallen in love with you while you were living with him.

“Everything’s okay?” Ashton reached for your hand, lacing your fingers together, and you nodded, squeezing his hand in yours.

“Yeah,” you smiled at him, eyes moving between his face and the pile of presents under the tree. “You’re spoiling her.”

“I’m pretty sure there are some stuff for you as well,” he winked at you, tickling Zoe’s foot to make her giggle again.

You were all sitting in the living room, wearing a matching set of Christmas pyjamas, differing in colour, but all having the same pattern. It was Ashton’s idea, and you couldn’t say no to it, not when it was so cute and domestic. Sometimes you let yourself believe that this could be your life, that you and Ashton would be together for many more years.

But if you wanted to be honest with yourself, you didn’t think it was a real possibility – sure, he let you stay with him when you had almost nowhere else to go, and he somehow fell for you during those months, but was this really something that could be a long term thing? What if one day he meets someone who doesn’t have baggage like you? And certainly not a kid.

“Alright, come on, give her to me!” you didn’t realize that you were lost in thoughts again, only when Ashton reached over and took Zoe out of your lap, letting her sit in his own instead. “The thin package, that one. That’s for both of you.”

“You shouldn’t have, I told you,” you shook your head with a smile, already starting to tear the wrapping paper. “I thought we agreed on not doing presents for each other this year.”

“I’m allowed to surprise you,” he bumped his knee against yours, cradling the little girl in his arms. “It’s the boyfriend privilege.”

“Okay, let’s see what did you get us, Mr. Boyfriend,” you pulled out a manila envelope from the wrapping paper, opening it carefully. “I hope you did not buy us anything…”

Ashton only hummed in response, playing with Zoe as you started reading the document in your hands. After the first few rows your eyes went wide, slowly looking back at your boyfriend.

“Ashton… these are… are these adoption papers?”

“They are,” his voice was warm and steady, scooting next to you so your shoulders touched, hand resting on your knee. “I’ve had them for a while.”

“But…” your eyes were going back and forth between him and the papers in your hand. “You wanna adopt Zoe? Really?”

“And not just that,” he gave Zoe back to you before he reached for one of the ornaments on the Christmas tree, a beautiful red orb covered in velvet.

You didn’t have time to process what was happening, because the next thing you knew was that Ashton was sitting across from you, the red ornament popped open in his palm, holding a beautiful ring in front of you.

“Ash–”

“I know you hate clichés. God knows I’ve tried to come up with something else, but nothing seemed as honest as this one. There is a reason why Christmas is the season of love, and I want you to know that I love you, Y/N. I know that sometimes it’s hard for you to believe and accept it. That you sometimes think I only care about you and Zoe because I offered you to stay here and now I don’t have the heart to send you away.”

There was no reason to deny those words – they were things you’ve talked about before, when you confessed to Ashton that at times you did not feel good enough – neither as a mother, nor as a girlfriend. That you thought he could do better, that you did not want to burden his already busy life with a child that wasn’t his own. But Ashton always told you that his feelings were real, and he was happy the two of you were part of his life.

“I don’t want any of you to leave, not ever,” he continued, eyes boring into yours, so beautiful and honest, and you felt tears starting to gather in the corner of your eye. “I know that what we have is not your regular love story and not your traditional family. But I don’t care. I love the both of you with all my heart, and I would love to call Zoe my daughter. I want to give her everything in life, because she deserves to be loved. And you, Y/N, I have no idea what you’ve done to me, but I cannot imagine my life without you now. So I need to ask you: would you let me become Zoe’s dad, officially, and at the same time, would you accept me to be in your life from now on, and marry me?”

Zoe let out a series of giggles at Ashton’s words, and you felt your heart bursting with love, a teary chuckle escaping you as you tried to wipe away your tears. Ashton leaned closer and knocked his forehead against yours, helping you brush away the tears from under your eyes.

“I think she would love to call you Daddy,” you hiccuped a little, making Ashton smile as well as he cupped your cheek.

“And what do you say? Would you like to call me–”

“Hell no!” you scrunched up your face with a laugh, already knowing the joke he wanted to make. “But I would love to marry you, Ash, yes. I love you.”

“I love you too,” he sighed, pressing his lips against yours in a kiss, one full of love and promises. “And I love you too, little Miss Zoe.”

He bent down to kiss her cheek, and Zoe tried to imitate him more or less successfully. You knew you’ll always remember this Christmas, and not because of the ring that was now on your finger, a promise from Ashton to build a life together. It was the love he had for Zoe, and the gift of giving her a real family – blended or not: it was your own.

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[ultraheydudemestuff]

Liquid Carbonic Corporation Dry Ice Plant

1318 W. 58th St.

Cleveland, OH 44102

The Liquid Carbonic Corporation Dry Ice Plant is located at 1318 W. 58th Street in Cleveland, Ohio. On December 22, 2014, the plant was listed with the National Register of Historic Places.

[worldsandemanations]

Gamma Cygni Nebula IC 1318 ©

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Butterfly nebula (ic 1318)

[corpsegold]

day 13 28/10/22 TOTAL: 2010 Decided to have a chill day off and let myself eat to maintenance. Binged and purged in the morning which gave me ravenous hunger and is why i stopped bothering to do res. WOOPS. I need to remember to take medication at the right times so I don’t shove pasta in my face Breakfast: 0 Lunch: 294 lamb gravy 100ml - 28 peas -147 choc ice - 119 Dinner: 437 oyster sauce: 30 tofu- 181 spring onion - 32 spinach - 48 banana -105 miso paste -41 Snacks: 1318 choc ice x2 - 238 apple -53 50% reduced fat sausages - 336 chilli flakes - 46 MORE SPINACH -21 frozen berries -96 another fucking choc ice. You can see how this is going -119 pear- 51 kiwi - 44 ham and pineapple pizza - 314 Exercise: 39

[the-wolf-and-moon]

IC 1318, Butterfly Wing

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IC 1318 – the ‘Sadr Nebula’ 

Sadr is a nearby bright star –Gamma Cygni. A complex region of bright hydrogen and dark dust, about 4,900 light years away.

Astronomy photo by Terry Platt

[aeontriad]

IC 1318: The Butterfly Nebula

[back-to-the-stars-again]

IC 1318, Grand-Praz, Swiss Alps.

Credit: Eric Girardin

[cmdr-consortia]

Entry 011

09-05-3305

17:33:11

Inner Orion Spur|Sadr Region Sector VE-Q B5-5

I took a bit of a break near Veil Nebula East, but today I’ve made it to the Sadr Region, and I’m excited to continue exploring more nebulae today. I don’t have a whole lot to say, honestly. This entire journey has been quite taxing on both my body and my mind, and I will just be glad when I can relax back in the Core Systems, again. This is extremely fun, but I would also like to not come down with space madness.

Log update on 13-05-3305 at 02:20:10 in Sadr Region Sector AL-X B1-3

I had to take a second break as I became ill for some reason, and I was in unbearable amounts of pain. It subsided after I took some pain meds and waited it out, but I think it’s imperative that I keep my health a #1 priority. In space, there are no emergency rooms or doctors, and I knew that this was going to be a risk I had to take into consideration when I traveled into deep space. I am okay now, and I’m going to continue my journey, but this is just a reminder of the many risks and dangers of deep-space exploration.

CMDR Consortia signing off, for now.

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Cygnus - Featuring Super giant Star Gamma Cygni - Sadr (upper left), IC 1318 - Butterfly Nebula, & NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula (lower right)