HH 24 appears like a cosmic double-bladed lightsaber a newborn star announcing its arrival by shooting twin jets into space.

A reminder that creation is a powerful, luminous force. In this painting, hidden hearts are woven into the cosmic scene, a gentle reminder that our journey through life is brightest when love is embedded in every space we inhabit. Like the stars, we are born to shine, grow, and leave our own light in the universe.

The artist like to be playful….

How many embedded hearts can you find?

Celestial Lightsaber Acrylic on Canvas 36 x 36 x 1.5 in (91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm) $4,200.00

In the center of the image, partially obscured by a dark, Jedi-like cloak of dust, a newborn star shoots twin jets out into space as a sort of birth announcement to the universe.
Dr. Ken Carpenter explains this breathtaking image and how important Hubble is to exploring the mysteries of the universe, even if it is far far away.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope

HH 24 resides in the Orion Constellation which is one of the 48 constellations first cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century. It was named after the hero of Greek mythology who was killed by Scorpius, the scorpion. It is one of the oldest constellations with roots in many ancient cultures. It has been depicted on ivory carvings that are believed to have been fashioned over 32,000 years ago.

The ancient Babylonians saw it as the Heavenly Shepherd. To the Egyptians, it represented a god called Sah. In Greek mythology, the stars represent the great hunter Orion. He was the son of the sea god Poseidon and Euryale, the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Orion boasted that he would kill every animal on Earth. This angered the goddess Gaia so she sent a scorpion to kill him. The gods felt sorry for Orion, so they put him and his dogs in the sky as constellations, along with all of the animals he hunted. Scorpius, the scorpion, was placed on the opposite side of the sky so that Orion would never be hurt by it again. To this day, Orion is never seen in the sky at the same time as Scorpius.

Shock Front: A high-pressure wave moving at supersonic speeds. When a jet of gas from a young star plows into dense material, a shock front is created.

Herbig-Haro Objects: Small, bright nebulae that form when narrow jets of gas ejected by newly born stars plow through clouds of gas and dust.

Galatic Location: Orion Constellation

Celestial Phenomenon: Herbig Haro 24

Collection: 88 Constellations

CELESTIAL LIGHTSABER