Alcyoneus

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Galactic spectacle, we name you
For a Greek mythic giant.
You exist in mythic realms of space
Dwarfing our Milky Way,
The largest yet known of your kind.
We behold your bygone light, 
Your radio signal artifacts now only just 
Arriving from what you were
Three billion years ago.
So humble our instruments for
Detecting you, 
so simple our data collection
about you.
Gargantuan star ellipse drifting and yawning in
Vacuous void.
A hosting galaxy, embedded in cosmic web strands,
Two hundred forty billion times
The size of the Sun,
With a massive black hole nucleus,
Four hundred million times
The size of the Sun.
We measure and record like
Ancient Babylonians,
And still, no one comprehends.

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Harry Horsman

Date: 2/22/2022 10:03:00 PM

Even too much there for Hercules to destroy, Thomas, a newly discover Galaxy, in which you introduce to the world through your poetry. Love it.

Thomas Wells
Date: 2/24/2022 1:19:00 AM

I've always felt there is a natural connection between the wonder of science and poetry. Thank you ever so much, harry! Be well!