”Lady Godiva” by John Collier (died 1934). Circa 1898.

”Lady Godiva” by John Collier (died 1934). Circa 1898.

These unusual blobs found in the Carina nebula, some of which are seen floating on the upper right, might best be described as evaporating. Ironically the blobs, otherwise known as dark molecular clouds, frequently create in their midst the very stars that later destroy them. 

These unusual blobs found in the Carina nebula, some of which are seen floating on the upper right, might best be described as evaporating. Ironically the blobs, otherwise known as dark molecular clouds, frequently create in their midst the very stars that later destroy them

Ophelia a character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Painted by Alexandre Cabanel a French painter. Oil on canvas. 1883.

Ophelia a character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Painted by Alexandre Cabanel a French painter. Oil on canvas. 1883.

In the painting a group of nymphs have been surprised, while bathing in a secluded pond, by a lascivious (lustful) satyr. Some of the nymphs have retreated into the shadows on the right; others, braver than their friends, are trying to dampen the satyr’s ardor by pulling him into the cold water. Oil on Canvas. By artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1873.

In the painting a group of nymphs have been surprised, while bathing in a secluded pond, by a lascivious (lustful) satyr. Some of the nymphs have retreated into the shadows on the right; others, braver than their friends, are trying to dampen the satyr’s ardor by pulling him into the cold water. Oil on Canvas. Bartist William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1873.